Abstract The Magnus effect is well-known for its influence on the flight path of a spinning ball. Besides ball games, the method of producing a lift force by spinning a body of revolution in cross-flow was not used in any kind of commercial application until the year 1924, when Anton Flettner invented and built the first rotor ship Buckau. This sailboat extracted its propulsive force from the airflow around two large rotating cylinders. It attracted attention wherever it was presented to the public and inspired scientists and engineers to use a rotating cylinder as a lifting device for aircraft. This article reviews the application of Magnus effect devices and concepts in aeronautics that have been investigated by various researchers and concludes with discussions on future challenges in their application.
A review of the Magnus effect in aeronautics
Progress in Aerospace Sciences ; 55 ; 17-45
2012-01-01
29 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
AoA , Angle of Attack , DOC , Direct Operating Costs , MAV , Micro Aerial Vehicle , MRO , Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul , MSBC , Moving Surface Boundary Layer Control , MTOW , Maximum Take Off Weight , OWE , Operating Weight Empty , RPM , Revolutions Per Minute , URANS , Unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes , STOL , Short Take Off and Landing , VTOL , Vertical Take Off and Landing , Magnus effect , Rotating cylinder , Flettner-rotor , Rotor airplane , Boundary layer control
A review of the Magnus effect in aeronautics
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