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If We Want Bigger Wind Turbines, We’re Gonna Need Bigger Airplanes (spectrum.ieee.org)
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"Having fewer total turbines means a wind farm could space them farther apart, avoiding airflow interference. The turbines would be nearly twice as tall, so they'll reach a higher, gustier part of the atmosphere. And big turbines don't need to spin as quickly, so they would make economic sense in places with average wind speeds around 5 meters per second... "

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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 10 points 4 days ago

The An-225 was designed to carry 253 tons about 2500 miles. This aircraft needs to carry just 75 tons, and could get away with about a 1000 mile range.

This is not supposed to be a superheavy airlifter. Supersized, yes, but wind turbine blades are very light for their size.