Air 27 ft (8 m) Guyed Tower Kit
This tower kit is designed specifically for the Southwest Windpower
“AIR” 303 and 403 wind turbines. To our knowledge this is the most
economical and user friendly tower kit available for the “AIR” wind
turbines. Guy wire supported construction allows the use of lightweight
tubing while providing plenty of strength for all but hurricane
conditions. Two people can easily erect a tower with this kit in an
hour or so. Since the turbine and the tower kit are light in weight, no
winches, vehicles or beasts of burden are needed to erect the tower.
All that is required is a little bit of “elbow grease”. We recommend
that at least two people be present when the tower is raised, although
it is conceivable that a single person could actually raise a tower on
their own.
The AIR tower kit includes a simple yet effective elbow/tee for its
base. Combined with a short length of tubing this type of base
eliminates the need for a concrete pad, base plate and a swivel for the
base of the tower. A simple extruded aluminum, coupling clamp allows
the use of a wide selection of different kinds of tubing, depending on
availability, site requirements and customer preference. Threaded
coupling points are eliminated, allowing lighter materials to be used
with the same or greater strength than a threaded pipe tower. Pre-cut
and swaged guy wires eliminate wire measuring and cutting.
Manual I Spec Sheet
Technical Information
A Revolution in Tower Design
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include:
Base Connector
Lower Wire Set (160 ft.
pre-cut)
Base Staples
3/8" x 1 ½" Bolt
3/8" Locknut
Cable Thimbles
Cable Clamps
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27
ft (8 m)
1
1
2
2
2
4
8
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Pipe Pieces Needed:
(available at fence suppliers)
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24 foot (7.2 meter) length for tower
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3 foot (.9 meter) length for tower
- 6 foot (1.8 meter) length for
tower base
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Pipe Requirements
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Tower Kits use 1-7/8 inch (47.5 mm)
Steel Tubing
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Maximum Wind Speed
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Maximum
Wind Speed
90 mph
100 mph
120 mph
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Recommended
Wall Thickness
.065 inch (1.65 mm)
.090 inch (2.3 mm)
.140 inch (3.6 mm)
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Pipe
Schedule
n/a
Schedule 20
Schedule 40
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