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SamBamtoday at 2:24 AM1 replyview on HN

Most of the sails in the article seemed to be rotor sails, but the suction sail mentioned by GP seems to be a type of turbosail.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbosail


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m463today at 3:06 AM

interesting that the rotor sail principle can be used with planes too:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_effect#In_aviation

(can't help but think "tilt rotor" of a different kind)