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