| A large aircraft moving down a runway moves | | | | turbulence and therefore a large DC-10 or |
| quite a bit of air. This airflow moves beyond | | | | Airbus 300, Boeing 747 are not really at |
| the width of the runway and can be used to | | | | risk. And the sensors will give confirmation |
| power up tiny wind turbine arrays, which | | | | of such while they collect the data and the |
| would flip direction after the aircraft hits | | | | energy. Here is some additional information |
| V-2 and starts to fly, at which time the wing | | | | on the sensors and this can easily help us to |
| tip vortices are at their strongest point. As | | | | determine where best to put the wind |
| these wing tip vortices blow back down the | | | | generator arrays. generators could work in |
| runway they will also give significant | | | | reverse for aircraft landing. So they would |
| airflow back.These airflows exist on all | | | | be collecting free wind energy at all times. |
| aircraft and those with swept wings and very | | | | Wind energy is good. Just ask Zephyrus, God |
| heavy are the most of all. In turn these | | | | of the West Wind. Never deny the power of the |
| generators will reveal the danger by way of | | | | wind.Just a thought on innovative ways to use |
| remote sensors back to the tower to advise | | | | wind energy, it seems that if we are going to |
| the air traffic control tower when it is most | | | | create it, we may as well get that energy |
| safe to allow for the next takeoff. Other | | | | back when and use it for some positive aspect |
| than the differential in speed a private biz | | | | of our lives rather than wasting it.Lance |
| jet puts out little in the way of wake | | | | Winslow - Online Think Tank forum board. |