Talk:Anton Flettner

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"Magnus Effect" that is, the force generated by wind on a rotating cylinder, is a strong force that is tangential both to the wind direction, and the axis of the cylinder. See: Baughman's Aviation Dictionary and Reference Guide - Copyright 1942, by Harold Baughman. Anton Flettner did research in hydrodynamics, and then aerodynamics at Goettingen Germany. Most of his reseach papers therefore, were written in German. An excellent reference however, was published in English as a translation. The book is rare to find, but can be found in larger research libraries, and the Library of Congress. The excellent reference is: Anton Flettner The Story of the Rotor From the German " Mein Weg zum Rotor" Published by: F.O. Willhofft 68 Beaver Street New York 1926  Copyrite  1926   F.O Willhofft

It is the only good English reference on both Magnus Effect research, and the career of Anton Flettner prior to WW2.

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Another article written by misguided fanboy?
The portion on rotor ships is really disingenuous. It quotes Popular Science - never a very reliable source about the impact of proposed technology - from 1925. We certainly have not seen this amazing revolutionary technology reshape the world of shipping... He simply failed when he tried. The fact that it appears to have promise and is being tried in a few ships suggests he might have really been onto something, but it's simply novel at this point, not yet revolutionary... There's been no revolution. Fitzhugh (talk) 06:02, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm not going to edit the page but the gee-whiz treatment of this topic in the introduction does not meet any sort of encyclopedic standards, especially since the outsized 1925 Popular Science claims have not been substantiated by actual experimentation with a modern rotary sail ship. Much more modest power savings are reported. As per the obvious, the technology would be dominant if there were not attendant disutilities. 0x69494411 18:18, 27 December 2020 (UTC)