[TowerTalk] Luso Tower/wind load rating

[jimlux]

Art Trampler wrote:
> OK, am I missing something here?  If I am understanding how Luso states the wind load ratings on its “smaller” towers, they are rated at 
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> 53.8 sq.ft.　(Maximum wind speed: 25 m/seconds at full extension) 53.8 square feet at only 56.25 MPH wind.
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> 25 * 3.3 (approximate feet in a meter) * 3600 / 5280 = 56.25 MPH.
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> So, in rough terms, rating at 80 mph is about 40% greater wind speed, so the rating at 80 mph would be about 20 square feet (.6 * .6 * 53.8)?
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> That seems awfully low…what am I missing?
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my math comes out slightly different (56.25/80 = 0.7), so the rating is 
going to be half the area.. 20ish square feet.