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Apparently this is a turbo sail and not the same as the Flettner rotor. The Wikipedia article you linked to mentions the same. Ones powered by electricity and o
by curiousDog 8y ago
Apparently this is a turbo sail and not the same as the Flettner rotor. The Wikipedia article you linked to mentions the same. Ones powered by electricity and one by air? Both seem to take advantage of the Magnus effect though
- spydum 8y agohttps://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/14/spinning-sail-reboot-cut-fuel-make-ocean-tankers-greener https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment... It’s not a turbosail. Turbo sails don’t rotate..
- curiousDog 8y agoAh, looks like you're right! I got confused by its mention in the article.