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A wind turbine having a generally vertically extending support tower upon which are mounted a front or blade section and a rear or tail section. The front section includes a generally horizontal drive shaft which is connected to a vertical drive shaft in the support tower. The rear or tail section i

A wind turbine having a generally vertically extending support tower upon which are mounted a front or blade section and a rear or tail section. The front section includes a generally horizontal drive shaft which is connected to a vertical drive shaft in the support tower. The rear or tail section is rotatably mounted on the support structure to permit radial oscillation of the tail section. The blade and tail section are releasably interconnected to each other such that upon manual operation of a latch, the rear or tail section can pivot independently from the front or blade section. The front section is upwardly inclined relative to the rear section whereby a universal joint is provided in the vertical drive shaft to insure that a portion of the vertical drive shaft remains perpendicular to the horizontal drive shaft connected to the front or blade section.

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A wind turbine comprising: (a) a vertically extending supporting tower having (1) an upper end portion; (b) a vertically extending power delivery shaft mounted on the said vertically extending supporting tower structure; (c) a front and blade section including (1) a generally horizontally extending

A wind turbine comprising: (a) a vertically extending supporting tower having (1) an upper end portion; (b) a vertically extending power delivery shaft mounted on the said vertically extending supporting tower structure; (c) a front and blade section including (1) a generally horizontally extending tubular supporting structure mounted on the said upper end portion of the said vertically extending supporting tower structure; (2) a supporting bearing hub mounting assembly mounted on the said horizontally extending tubular supporting structure; (3) a first and generally horizontally extending rotatable blade driven power shaft rotatably mounted within the said generally horizontally extending tubular supporting structure on the said hub mounting assembly and having a generally horizontally extending axis; (4) a plurality of radially arranged wind-driven blade members mounted on the said hub mounting assembly and operatively connected to the said blade driven power shaft; (5) means for coupling the said wind-driven blade members to the said first and generally horizontally extending rotatable blade-driven power shaft; (6) power transmission means for transmitting rotating motion of the said first and generally horizontally extending rotatable blade-driven power shaft, under the force of wind applied against the said blade members, to the said vertically extending power shaft; (d) a rear or tail section including (1) a second generally horizontally extending tubular supporting structure; (2) a second and generally horizontally extending tail-supporting shaft having a generally horizontally extending longitudinal axis and including a. a front end portion; and b. a rear end portion; (3) means for rotatably mounting the said second and tail-supporting shaft within the said second and generally horizontally extending tubular supporting structure; (4) a tail or tail fin member mounted on the said rear end portion of the said second and generally horizontally extending tail-supporting shaft and rotatable therewith; (e) means for interconnecting the said front and blade section and the rear and tail section in a generally parallel and coplanar relationship; (f) pivotal mounting means for pivotally mounting the said interconnecting means and the said front and blade section and the said rear and tail section for pivotal movement in a generally horizontal plane on the said pivotal mounting means for movement of the said rear or tail section out of the said generally parallel and coplanar position into a position at an angle of approximately ninety degrees (90°) relative to the said front or blade section; and (g) manually operable latching means coacting with the said interconnecting means and with the said pivotal mounting means for selectively latching the said rear or tail section in a normal position parallel to the longitudinal axis of the said first and blade-driven power shaft or in a position extending generally rightangularly relative to the longitudinal axis of the said first and blade-driven power shaft.