Re: OT - Wind Turbines - Ed Davey opens EnglandÂ’s largest onshore wind farm ...next to a mothballed gas fired power station

[PeterC]

I drove past our local eyesore turbines yesterday, when there was a

> wind blowing, and not one of them was rotating. Funny that.

They were feathered - now they just need tatarring.

[Davey]

Ta-ta, as in 'Goodbye'? Yep, agreed.

Thinking about it as well, if they were tar-black as opposed to white, they might not be such a blot on the landscape. The old airfield they are built on is now an industrial estate, so no aircraft there to worry about.

[Nightjar]

Black is used for RAF training aircraft as it shows up well against the sky. Perhaps they could be painted sky blue instead, or maybe grey would blend in better with the average British sky.

[damduck-egg]

Pink was used for a while in WW2

G.Harman

[Tim Lamb]

During my apprenticeship, I discovered that the pastel green used for most of the control gear was specified as *Aircraft grey green*.

[Davey]

Is that an official Airfix/Humbrol paint colour? Tesco are offering the Dam Busters Lancaster at discount at the moment, and you can use those stupid coupons that never seem to be of any use.

[Tim Lamb]

In message , Davey writes

Pass:-)

This was 1960 or thereabouts!

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