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Re: sailing upwind?

Experimentally confirmed? I thought that was true only in cartoons. What
happens to the reaction force on the deck by the blower?

poj
Collin County College

----- Original Message -----
From: "brian whatcott" <inet@INTELLISYS.NET>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: sailing upwind?

The question brings to mind the experimentally confirmed fact that
an air blower situated on a deck and blowing into the sail can
provide net forward thrust too.