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Idle curiosity about sails and wings and things

by Jim Willemin <jim***willemin@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Nov 18, 2008 at 07:27 PM

Suppose you take a Rogallo wing (like they use on hang gliders) turn it 
sideways (nose points forward, plane of the wing vertical instead of 
horizontal) and use it for a sail?  It would be sort of like a crab claw 
rig, I suppose, with rigid leading edges and a loose trailing edge.  I 
guess the mast would attach where the hang glider pilot would hang to 
balance the load on the mast.  Does anyone know if anyone has tried 
something like this?
 




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Idle curiosity about sails and wings and things
Jim Willemin <jim***wi  2008-11-18 19:27:01 

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