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in that case why did my and Evo's posts about aliens in Lincolnshire mysteriously disappear?Ivan Seeking said:From what I've read, there is nothing to suggest that this was anything but a mechanical failure. The reports of strange lights in the area likely has no connection whatsoever.
russ_watters said:Regarding the "UFO" phenomena, it wasn't clear to me from the articles whether anyone actually saw them that night. The way they read, no one witnessed the actual failure. So there isn't necessarily any corellation at all.
glondor said:Similar damage on this one. Lightening strike.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyOiDQGn-6k&feature=related
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Where did the blade go?
- from the OPThe broken blade has been recovered and is being examined.
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/damaged-wind-turbine-it-wasnt-aliens/The lookouts for little green men can go home. It wasn’t an unidentified flying object with octopus tentacles that caused a wind turbine blade in England to fall off last month, and damaged another blade. Rather, the problem was “material fatigue” in the turbine that caused bolts to come loose...
Ivan Seeking said:
Andre said:One of the possibilities could be just a structural failure at the root of the missing blade, The latter may have hit the next blade.
Such a down to Earth scenario is probably hard to imagine for the witnessing crowd. If you don't see where the departing blade was coming from, it's automatically an UFO, isn't it?
Andre said:You see?
Andre said:the force of the failed blade while falling hitting the second damaged blade, which was just going up?
The last load on a fatique crack doesn't need to be big, it's only the last load.
Andre said:the force of the failed blade while falling hitting the second damaged blade, which was just going up?
Ivan Seeking said:I think you are missing the point:.
physicsmum said:Hi I was just browsing when this thread caught my eye. My daughter and I have actually seen the red balls of light that were reportedly seen before the incident. There was two of them one was bigger than the other and they seemed to be white hot in the centre. they moved pretty fast and there was no sound
The Lincolnshire wind farm incident refers to a situation in which a wind turbine caught fire and collapsed at a wind farm in Lincolnshire, England. This incident occurred in December 2017 and was caused by a faulty gearbox.
Fortunately, there were no injuries or fatalities reported during the Lincolnshire wind farm incident. The wind farm was evacuated as a precautionary measure and nearby roads were closed, but no one was harmed.
Wind turbine fires are relatively rare, with an estimated occurrence rate of 0.3 fires per 1000 turbines per year. However, when they do occur, they can be difficult to extinguish due to the height of the turbines and the remote locations of many wind farms.
Wind turbine manufacturers and operators have strict safety protocols in place to prevent fires from occurring. This includes regular maintenance and inspections, as well as the use of fire suppression systems and lightning protection measures.
The Lincolnshire wind farm incident has not had a significant impact on the wind energy industry. While it did result in the temporary shutdown of the affected wind farm, the incident was isolated and does not reflect the overall safety and reliability of wind energy as a renewable energy source.