Z-drive
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A Z-drive is a type of marine propulsion unit. Specifically, it is an azimuth thruster. The pod can rotate 360 degrees allowing for rapid changes in thrust direction and thus vessel direction. This el
Z drive on Ile de Bréhat
Propulsor
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A propulsor is a mechanical device that gives propulsion. The word is commonly used in the marine vernacular, and implies a mechanical assembly that is more complicated than a propeller. The Kort nozz
Z-drive
…Saildrive – Non-steerable propeller drive leg, a Z-drive with fixed azimuth, for sailboats Propulsor – Mechanical device to propel a vessel Voith Schneider propeller – Perpendicular-axis marine propulsion system…
Voith‐Schneider propeller
Siemens Schottel azimuth thrusters