Flettner rotor

Cylindrical, rotating sail

Class type of: propulsor, aircraft component, ship element Q1428192

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Subclass of: propulsor, aircraft component, ship element^[2]^[3]^[4]
Named after: Anton Flettner^[1]

🏷️ Also known as

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Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/121qmkyk
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued): 2776595424

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Anton Flettner

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propulsor

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