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Old 10-25-2012, 07:38 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Not really. Why would 10 degrees be a theoretical limit if you can rotate your "sail" like a turbine? Check into it.
A sail is just a cloth wing and a propeller is multiple wings that rotate around a hub, a propeller spining is just like a sale boat tacking in to the wind.
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