- A
wingsail, twin-skin
sail or
double skin
sail is a variable-camber
aerodynamic structure that is ****ed to a
marine vessel in
place of
conventional sails...
- of a
sail beyond the line of its
attachment points.
Other non-rotating
airfoils that
power sailing craft include wingsails,
which are
rigid wing-like...
- Wing
configuration Wing root
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sails Wingsail "Online
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Zephyr would sail up to 15
minutes per day to
reach its next target,
where it
would park
using a
combination of
brakes and
feathering the
wingsail while it...
- ****ings
allow the
sail to be
attached to
lines and spars.
Whereas conventional sails form an
airfoil with one
layer of fabric,
wingsails comprise a structure...
- term "human biodiversity" for a right-
wing audience in the 1990s as a
euphemism for
scientific racism.
Sailer was an
adopted child; he grew up in Studio...
- a
topgallant sail (topgallant
alone pronounced "t'gallant",
topgallant sail pronounced "t'garns'l", is the square-rigged
sail or
sails immediately above...
-
concluded that a
wingsail would be the most effective. The
wingsail option studied consisted of an
automated system of
large rectangular solid sails supported...
- gaff-rigged fore-and-aft
sail set from, and aft of, the
aftmost mast.
Spankers are also
called driver, jigger, and
pusher sail. On a
schooner of four or...
-
resistance allows the
sails to
derive power from
attached flow,
their most
efficient mode—analogous to a
wing—leading to the use of
wingsails in
racing craft...
