Flettner rotor
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A Flettner rotor is a right circular cylinder with disc end plates which is spun along its long axis. As air passes across it the Magnus effect causes an aerodynamic lift force to be generated in the
The Buckau, the first vehicle to be propelled by a Flettner rotor
Flettner versus sailing yacht
E-Ship 1 with Flettner rotors mounted
The Plymouth A-A-2004 on Long Island Sound, 1930s
Eclipse (yacht)
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M/Y Eclipse is a superyacht built by Blohm+Voss of Hamburg, Germany, the third longest private yacht afloat. Her exterior and interior were designed by Terence Disdale. The yacht is owned by Russian b
Flettner rotor
…the direction and speed of rotation, strong lift or downforce can be generated. The largest deployment of the system to date is in the motor yacht Eclipse. Some flying machines have been built which use the Magnus effect to create lift with a rotating cylinder at the front of a wing, enabling flight at…
Eclipse docked in Gibraltar in August 2012
Eclipse docked in Nassau in January 2011