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Possibly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotor_ship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotor_ship ?
by jstanley 9d ago
Possibly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotor_ship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotor_ship ?
- SamBam 9d agoMost of the sails in the article seemed to be rotor sails, but the suction sail mentioned by GP seems to be a type of turbosail. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbosail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbosail
- m463 9d agointeresting that the rotor sail principle can be used with planes too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_effect#In_aviation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_effect#In_aviation (can't help but think "tilt rotor" of a different kind)