How fast does a wind turbine blade tip move?
290 km/hAbout 180 mph · Race
About 80 m a second at the tips of a large turbine.
That's about 5.2 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
🌬️290 km/h
🛩️a pedal-powered plane
By speed: a turbine blade tip is about 9.8× faster than a pedal-powered plane.
Things about as fast
- How fast does a Black Hawk helicopter fly?280 km/h
- How fast is the fastest squash shot?281.6 km/h
- How fast is the Tokaido Shinkansen?285 km/h
- How fast does a Boeing 747 take off?290 km/h
- How fast is the fastest bicycle?296 km/h
- How fast is a Eurostar train?300 km/h
- How fast is a powder snow avalanche?300 km/h
- How fast is the fastest ball in sport?302 km/h
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].