1/17/2006: Horizontal windmill

[VinDurzle]

Originally Posted by richlevy

I saw the vertical eggbeater versions in a demonstration in 1976. The company claimed they were more efficeint than the propeller design, but all I see are the propeller style windmills, so something must be driving the selection.

BTW, the kite idea sounds interesting, but if enough people did it I could imagine a real hazard to airplanes. It would be like having barrage balloons in WWI and WWII.

I wonder...If these are more efficient, why not have wind farms with this style on end for more efficient use of space? As you say something must be driving the prop style generators.

btw looks like a giant one of those weird head massage things people have at festivals! Itd certainly take care of any headache!