A smoothcylinder with disc end-plates which is spun along its long axis and, as air passes at right angles across it, the Magnus effect causes an aerodynamicforce to be generated in the direction perpendicular to both the long axis and the direction of air flow.
Origin
Named after German aviation engineer and inventor Anton Flettner.
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