Tail on Dan b's 10 footer

[halfcrazy]

How long is the tail on the 10 footer dan builds? from the start of the pipe to the end of pipe? seems i read somewhere 5ft but ill be darned if i can find it again. also how big is the plywood tail. hey thanks guys sooner or later i will quit asking these questions and start posting pics of it going up my 84 ft tower that i have to build.

Happy new years everyone may 06 be a good wind year

[DaveW]

Front page under projects, I think on page two shows 5 ft. long with 5 sq ft of 3/8 ply.

[Scotth]

I built an exact copy of the Otherpower 10' turbine.The tail boom is 5' long and the tail is just a hair under 6 square feet of 3/8 exterior grade plywood.It works perfectly.

Scotth

[halfcrazy]

thanks guys gonna cut the tail pipe to lenght today and cap it then all i gotta do is weld the spindle in and smooth up some welds. then starts the fun parts magnet rotors, the stator, and the TOWER. way to much fun the tower will be between 80-100 feet still on the fence between a lattice tower or a tilt up Thanks again for everyones help on this project

[DanB]

For a 10' machine I usually make the tail 5' long.  The tail itself is about 6 square feet usually-  Id not go smaller than that unless the tail were longer.

I normally use 1/4" thick baltic birch for the tail.  This is a real lightweight setup, it furls quite early.  Extending the tail another 6" or so wouldn't hurt - or using 3/8" ply would be fine.