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This is just an unresearched idea so no for of feasibility, but what about helical windmills to generate electricity to augment power to a motor, ala hybrid gas
by moron4hire 1y ago
This is just an unresearched idea so no for of feasibility, but what about helical windmills to generate electricity to augment power to a motor, ala hybrid gasoline/electric cars?
- wffurr 1y agoMore efficient is something that directly provides thrust like a flettner rotor.
- titannet 1y agoE-Ship 1 exists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Ship_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Ship_1 They report fuel savings up to 25%, so it may be viable for some ships types and voyages. But a long way from propelling the whole ship.
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- Towaway69 1y agoIt’s probably one of the best understood methods of crossing oceans, just that all the knowledge has been forgotten. Recall how slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas. How gold was transported from the South America to Europe and sugar from the Caribbean. And not forgetting how opium was transported to China by the Europeans from India. So transporting stuff by sail is definitely not “unresearched” rather it is a forgotten technology.
- moron4hire 1y agoYou have misread my comment. It was a preamble to the rest of my post, not a criticism of the original idea.