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vertical rotors,
sometimes known as
rotor sails.
German engineer Anton Flettner was the
first to
build a ship that
attempted to tap this
force for propulsion...
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Anton Flettner,
Flugzeugbau GmbH was a
German helicopter and
autogyro manufacturer during World War II,
founded by
Anton Flettner.
Flettner aircraft included:...
- A
Flettner rotor is a
smooth cylinder with disc end
plates which is spun
along its long axis and, as air p****es at
right angles across it, the
Magnus effect...
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Anton Flettner (1
November 1885 – 29
December 1961) was a
German aviation engineer and inventor. Born in
Eddersheim (today a
district of
Hattersheim am...
- The
Flettner Fl 282
Kolibri (Hummingbird) is a single-seat
intermeshing rotor helicopter, or synchropter,
produced by
Anton Flettner of Germany. According...
- The
Flettner Fl 265 was an
experimental helicopter designed by
Anton Flettner. This helicopter,
developed in 1938 with the
support of **** Germany's Kriegsmarine...
- The
Flettner Fl 185 was an
experimental ****
German gyrodyne developed by
Anton Flettner. It was
unique in its operation,
which could fly both as a helicopter...
- A
Flettner airplane is a type of
rotor airplane which uses a
Flettner rotor to
provide lift. The
rotor comprises a
spinning cylinder with
circular end...
- ship.
Flettner Rotors were
invented in the 1920s and have seen
limited use
since then. In 2010 a 10,000 dwt
cargo ship was
equipped with four
Flettner Rotors...
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control surfaces.
Introduced by the
German firm
Flettner,
servo tabs were
formerly known as
Flettner tabs.
Servo tabs are not true servomechanisms, as...
