WTG service call

As more and more wind turbine generators are raised and rotated, they also require periodic servicing to keep them spinning.  A trio of cranes provide the technicians with the gusto to give this WTG the "check the generator and the blades" once over it needed.

Portsmouth One WTG

Some numbers for this Vensys V82 WTG:

• tower height (the "stick) = approx. 279 feet (85 meters)
• blade length (one blade) = approx. 135 feet (41 meters)
• height (with one blade vertical) = approx. 414 feet (126 meters)
• crane height (as pictured) = approx. 300 feet (91 meters)

For the stereographers, this scene

Vensys V82 WTG in 3d

is rendered as a relaxed view 3d stereogram.

These photos were taken about 330 feet (101 meters) from the base of the stick in order to capture the full view.