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Originally Posted by Turtle
...Here is where my proposal fits, and is perhaps yet not understood. By having the living space & mechanics attached rigidly but gymbaled, power is applied at the axes to cause the FBS to rotate and using the Magnus effect we achieve propulsion...
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Hmmm.
Well, you're right, I sure don't understand the "Magnus" effect. Without spending some time studying it, I have to say I'm very skep-tickle.
[EDIT]-- The
Magnus Effect will not provide any propulsion for the FBS.
For ME to work, the ball must be
moving through the surrounding air. The FBS has no net velocity with respect to the surrounding air. So you could spin it all you want, nothing would happen. The FBS is carried along by the surrounding air and is motionless with respect to it. NOT like the golfball, which is has high velocity THROUGH the air.
