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The trick to reversing a ship, how transverse thrust and momentum let captains maneuver stern-first
Ships can't simply reverse like cars because their rudders become useless when the propeller flow switches direction. We explore the clever techniques captains use, from iterative kicks ahead to ...
The electric solar wind sail is a propulsion system that uses the solar wind proton flow as a source of momentum for spacecraft thrust. The momentum of the solar wind is transferred to the spacecraft ...
The increased performance of the SCHOTTEL RudderPropeller Dynamic SRP-D has once again been confirmed by external sources. At the request of the Dutch Damen Group, the Maritime Research Institute ...
The shape of a rotating electric solar wind sail under the centrifugal force and solar wind dynamic pressure is modeled to address the sail attitude maintenance and thrust vectoring. The sail rig ...
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