Rotor ship, designed by Flettner, German engineer
Rotor ship, designed by Flettner, German engineer, in a chapter entitled Some Strange Ships, by G G Jackson. The tall cylinders are turned in the direction of the wind, which can keep them turning at a rate of 100 times per minute in order to power the vessel
Picture No
13667568
Media ID
48359060
Size
2592px x 4731px
(4.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Illustration in The Boy's Own Paper, 1927-8, p632
Date
circa 1927
