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curiousDog
on Aug 31, 2018
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Maersk installed 100-foot-tall rotating sails on o...
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
on Aug 31, 2018
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment...
It’s not a turbosail. Turbo sails don’t rotate..
curiousDog
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Ah, looks like you're right! I got confused by its mention in the article.
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