How it’s built	The essential safety equipment	Houston we have lift off	It’s falling on me!	Why is it so windy?
Blue Skies???	On the Buses	On the Buses	On the Buses

Today we all visited the Wind farm. Despite the blue skies it was very windy.
 
Did you know ………………..  ?
 
… that when the staff climb inside the tower they must wear a harness. When they go up it can shake from side to side. (Sarah)
… that when the people go up inside the tower they need to be in pairs incase one of them hurts themselves. (Kyle)
… it takes 10-12 minutes to go up the ladder to the top and it takes about 7-10minutes to go up by lift. (Megan)
… that the speed at the tip of the blade can be around 104 mph. (David)
… that there are 16 towers which are 70m high and 4 towers which are 80m high. (Archie)
… that there is a cage around the front of the hub and the staff use it to go outside and climb inside the hub. (Lewis)
… that when the turbines are working at full speed they can make enough power for 30,000 households. (Taylor)
… that if you were to lay two blades together they would measure the same size as a football pitch. (Chloe)
… that when galeforce winds come the computer activates the brakes and the blades turn 90 degrees to the wind and stop. (Andrew)