Transitioning wind turbine

A transitioning wind turbine comprising:

• a wind turbine tower hingeably attached to a tower base for moving between a horizontal position and a vertical position;
• a lifting tower having a pivot disposed at a lifting tower proximal end and having an upright position and a tilted position;
• a cable attached between the lifting tower and the wind turbine tower;
• and,
• wherein the lifting tower is configured to transition from the upright position to the tilted position as the wind turbine tower transitions between the horizontal position to the vertical position and a cable length between the lifting tower and the wind turbine tower is shortened.

A transitioning wind turbine comprising:

• a wind turbine tower hingeably attached to a wind turbine base, wherein the wind turbine tower is movable between a horizontal position and a vertical position;
• a wind turbine attached to the wind turbine tower;
• and,
• a lifting tower connected to the wind turbine tower by a cable, wherein the lifting tower is movable between an upright position and a tilted position;
• wherein the lifting tower is configured to transition from the upright position to the tilted position as the wind turbine tower transitions between the horizontal position to the vertical position, and wherein the cable stays perpendicular to the wind turbine tower between the lifting tower and the wind turbine tower during movement between the horizontal and vertical positions;
• and,
• a first distance between a pivot of the lifting tower and an attachment point when the wind turbine tower is in the horizontal position and a second distance between the pivot of the lifting tower and the attachment point when the wind turbine tower is in the vertical position, wherein the first distance is shorter than the second distance.