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Flettner ship (and other interesting propulsion systems)
On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:10:26 -0500, Gene
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On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:22:05 -0500, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:
Stumbled across this today - never knew they were what they were
called though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flettner_ship
Some different designs - some actually have been built.
http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/oc...-ship-designs/
I wonder if I could try this on the Ranger. Might be fun. Need to
find a cheap parasail though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdJRxm0hiTY
Obligatory fishing video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA-4wcaRM9w
Interesting. Reminds me of the Savonius Rotor as found on buoys..
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