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  • 4 May 2010 at 12:40 #26661
    Colin Bishop
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      I have often wondered whether the Flettner rotor principle could be successfully applied in modelling form. Some full size working prototypes were constructed in the early years of the 20th Century and modernised concepts of the design appear from time to time in the shipping press but the idea never really seems to have caught on.
       
       

      I did come across this You Tube experiment which looks quite interesting, especially when you read some of the comments and explanations by the builder.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__8-QSXgupA  It would make a fascinating experimental project for somebody with the time. I would imagine that the way to go would be to build a simple lightweight hull with the basic rotors and their motors mounted on it. Then you would want some way of changing the rotor surface characteristics to see what sort of surface would be most effective, maybe interchangeable slip on sleeves – but don’t drop the hairdryer in the bath!

       
      Colin

      Edited By Colin Bishop, Website Editor on 04/05/2010 12:42:19

      4 May 2010 at 12:40 #3560
      Colin Bishop
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        Would they work effectively in model form?

        4 May 2010 at 18:34 #26664
        neil hp
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          is this your next project, Colin. looks very interesting.
          neil.
          4 May 2010 at 22:50 #26674
          ashley needham
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            Yes, I look forward to seeing this one,     Colin…..

            4 May 2010 at 23:00 #26675
            Colin Bishop
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              No time at the moment but thinking about it….
               
              Good cure for insomnia.
               
              Colin
              4 May 2010 at 23:52 #26678
              Rick Fryer
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                I’m sure I remember a model plan for one – it might even have been an old MAP plan.
                 
                Rick
                5 May 2010 at 09:53 #26681
                Colin Bishop
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                  I’m pretty sure there was never a MAP Plan although there may have been an article in Model Boats a long time back. I’m sure i once saw something in Ships Monthly too.
                   
                  Colin
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