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"When the earth is dying there shall arise a new tribe
of all colors and all creeds.
Ms. Jill Wilmoth’s 6th Grade class at
February 2010
Ms. Wilmoth's Class receives answers from
SpiralAirfoil inventor Dan Parker: 2. To date we have not sold any SpiralAirfoil Wind Turbines. 3. We tried many different materials in the development phase which is still ongoing. Finding the right materials to use is a guess at best until you find something that works for your needs. Did you know the wings are built out of computer mother board material called G-!0 board which is made of epoxy and fiberglass mesh. 4. The weight of the 6 ft. dia. by 10 ft. long version will weigh about a hundred pounds. 5. The Wind turbine type is called a SpiralAirfoil Wind Turbine; however, the 6 ft. by 10 ft. version of the SpiralAirfoil will be called American Eagle. 6. Start-turning speed for the turbine is about 1.6 miles an hour is the speed; this does not mean at 1.6 mph there is any usable power. At 8 mph the Wind turbine and generator will produce 12 plus volts of usable electricity. 7. Depending on just what you put the Wind turbine on will determine just how tall the entire system is. 8. The Wind turbine is very eco friendly as it uses the wind to make electricity. 9. One day i ask myself just what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, before I knew it I was working on the first wind turbine, which was not very good, after many tries and failures I finally saw a new way that no one had ever done before. 10. When I first saw the design I had created I thought it was art and knew it would work at extracting power out of wind, I knew we finally had a winning combination of beauty and power. 11. The wind turbine just like any other wind turbine is dependent upon wind energy to produce power, so dependent on wind speed will determine just how much power is generated. 12. We hope to have many colors wind turbines available to the public. 13. Until we get done with the development of the product we do not know just how much it will all cost. We are going to attempt to keep the price low so that every one in a good wind situation may buy one. 14. I wanted to give the state and the country a more efficient wind turbine as we need energy, peace and a clean world to live in. I see wind energy as a real answer solid answer to our energy needs. With nuclear energy there is a problem with the waste, who is going to be around for a hundred thousand years to protect the world from the radio active waste? Governments rise and fall and we cannot take the chance that the radio active waste will always be in safe hands. 15. The process of turning wind into electricity is instant, if the wind
is turning the blades of the turbine then you are at that time making
electricity, the stronger the wind the faster the blades turn and more
electricity is made. 17. Storms are Dangerous to any wind turbine. A lightning rod may help to minimize a lighting strike by diverting the strike away from the electrical system in the wind turbine.\18. We hope to build the entire wind turbine strong so that it will stand up to winds in excess of 100 mph. Very high winds will blow away the turbine and the house it's on, and is called an act of God. 19. The SpiralAirfoil was not an accident, I knew what I wanted to do, it just took a lot of work getting the Spiral wings configured to work well in the wind. 20. This whole project is five years going, there are times when things have happened very fast, then there are times when parts of the project have taken a long time. Jan 22nd 2007 I filed the Patent and am still waiting for official confirmation, at this time it's a formality. Patients is required of an inventor. 21. A friend of mine named Ian Boyd named the wind turbine, the minute he said the name SpiralAirfoil I knew that was going to be the name of the wind turbine. The blades spiral, they are an airfoil so the name was cemented as Ian spoke them to me that day. 22. We named it the SpiralAirfoil for the way it worked in to the wind, it truly spiraled. 23. The wings are actually the Turbine. 24. Early versions of the SpiralAirfoil were made out of flat aluminum sheeting which had fatigue problems, then we came across the G-10 epoxy fiberglass material that has shown promise, however we are always looking at other materials to make the wing even better. 25. The funding so far has come out of pocket and from friends. Dennis offered me the space to do my work. Dennis knew where to order up the material that i need to to build each new version, he made it very easy for me to do the project. 26. The SpiralAirfoil Wind Turbine is just one project that I am working on. Each project is centered around our energy needs, each project must be leaning towards a carbon neutral future. Once we get the SpiralAirfoil Wind turbine out to market I will be working on other projects. 27. With a start up speed of 1.6 mph at 2 miles a hour the wind turbine is making very little electrical power, at 8 mph it will produce 12 plus volts which will charge up a 12 volt battery system. 28.Simple math was required, some geometry and a lot of hard work and artistic skill. 29. Wind turbines work best above the tree line as trees block the winds, so putting a wind turbine under trees is not a smart place to make electricity. 30. I believe that the SpiralAirfoil Wind Turbine will go world wide, I know by the interest on the internet that those in the know about wind power are watching us closely. 31. We are working on several other projects but at this time we have to keep a lid on them. The reason is someone else may steal out ideas. Ideas are valuable. 32. I am inspired by the Earth and it's beauty, it hurts my soul to see how much damaged we have done to Mother Earth, I want the children to know that not all adults have let the worst happen and that there are adults now fighting the good fight so that the children may have a better world to live in, where war hunger and pollution are no more. 33. My role models are Jesus, Mother Teresa, Mahatma Gandhi, and Lao Tzu. 34. At this time my house does not have one that works, all the money I have has gone into the development of the SpiralAirfoil wind turbine, until the SpiralAirfoil wind turbine is done and a production version is finished I will not have one up at my house, after we start selling a production version that has been tested well will I put one up at my home. 35. I do believe there are many improvements to be made to the design of
the SpiralAirfoil Wind Turbine, every time we build a new version the
concept gets more defined. There have been many variations, some worked
well others not so well, but each time we build one we learn just a little
bit more and make it a little bit better. 37. Depending on how long the wind was blowing and just how big of a
battery system you have in your home is and if the wind stops blowing for
one day you will still have power from the stored electricity in the
battery system. When the batteries are out of power and the wind is not
blowing you we be out of electricity. 39. How much money you save is up to your energy needs, in the future your energy needs may come down as appliances are made more efficient. Depending on the size of the SpiralAirfoil Wind Turbine, the size of the Battery bank and in a great wind situation you could be free from ever paying an electric bill ever again. The reality is under good conditions a home owner should save greatly on their electric bill depending on how efficient your energy consumption is. 40. I can guarantee you that the SpiralAirfoil Wind Turbine will be seen on the roof of a home or on a pole in the yard. 41. The SpiralAirfoil Wind Turbine will be weather proof. 42. I've been inventing things for a long time, 30 years, but for some reason in the last five years I've really started to put two and two together and start to see better ways of dong things. I guess you could say I went to the school of life before I saw a reason to be. Sometimes I felt like the ugly duckling and wondered just what life is all about, after a while of trials and tribulations I started to understand the deeper understandings of what it means to be truly human, then I wanted to just help the world be a better place for all living beings and not just the human family. 43. I do like my Job, I can only hope that I truly help my fellow humans and the rest of the creation. 44. Why do I like my job? I like my job because I see a planet, animals and a people in parallel, I see answers that may help the world to be more peaceful and a better place for all life. 45. Once all the parts are made it takes about three hours to put a SpiralAirfoil Wind Turbine together, then depending on what you mount (pole/house) the Wind Turbine may take several more hours, followed by a few more hours for the battery system and finally several more hours for a grid tie in. 46. The SpiralAirfoil Wind Turbine is very powerful in wind, much testing still needs to be done. I as an adult have grown to fear and respect it's powerful nature, I would not let you (DJ) or any other young man or lady near the SpiralAirfoil Wind Turbine for testing for fear of you getting hurt, so I would not lend you one to test. 47. Over time we hope to drive the price way down so that any one who saves up their money can afford the SpiralAirfoil Wind Turbine. This I mean with all my heart, hold me to it, o.k. 48. Well, when I started this project I though, jeez, I'll just invent a new turbine and that would be it. I now know the process is long and involved, I was naive. I thought everyone would see it the way I did and it would miraculously just happen on it's own merit. Now I see it was far fro done and still I now see much more work ahead in making it a world class Wind Turbine. 49. I was a carpenter by trade, so some money came from my carpentry jobs, more money came from dear friends who believed in the project or believe in me as a person. We still need more funding to get the job done, I have faith that we are well on our way to completion of the product. 50. While working out the design, there were many growing pains, both in materials and in thoughts on how to make the Wind Turbine as good as could be. Some nights I would not sleep, just lying there and thinking out a possible solution; sometimes the solutions came easy and other times they we very elusive. One time we had the SpiralAirfoil on the back of a truck and after a short while of spinning and testing it fell off onto the road and was greatly damaged, that night after spending a lot of money and time I was sick over it. Well, that night around eleven at night I had a flash of insight and I was back to being excited because I could see a greater solution that truly well defined the project to a very high degree. Let it be known, being an inventor is not an easy job; the hours are long and you are out there on a limb, basically by yourself; that is where having faith comes into it all-you've got to believe in yourself. 51. I was thrilled that many third world countries found the SpiralAirfoil Wind turbine interesting. Still to this day I still get inquiries from abroad, I hope to sell them a cost effective SpiralAirfoil Wind Turbine that reduces our need for greed of oil and the calamity it has brought for onto the generations of life on Earth. 52. I want to thank you wonderful children for taking an interest in the SpiralAirfoil Wind Turbine. You have asked some very good and insightful questions. I was very happy that you chose to write me; your letters are wonderful, made me laugh a very hearty laugh; you asked some tuff gritty questions. I hope you do well in school. Be kind and caring to animals; do not make fun of any one else; every one knows making fun of another person is a sign of your own inner turmoil and weakness. Bring Mrs. Wilmoth an apple; study hard. Help Mom and Dad whenever they need your help; and Always find the bright side of things. |
