Talk:Wingsail

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Comments[edit]

Want more information. If some does not appear in a month or so, I may take a stab at creating my first from-stub wikipedia article. Sheer panic (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 05:06, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That would be great! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.159.108.160 (talk) 22:29, 30 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Images[edit]

Some photos would be good... like the '88 Stars and Stripes , the world sail speed record holders, etc -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 13:38, 10 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Term, "wingsail"[edit]

An IP editor opted to change the term to "wing sail." "Wingsail" appears to be the accepted term. See, for example: Nielsen, Peter (May 14, 2014). "Have Wingsails Gone Mainstream?". Sail Magazine. Interlink Media. Retrieved 2015-01-24.. User:HopsonRoad 16:34, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

that IP contributor is correct, Google Trends shows that "wing sail" is the prevalent term today. "wing sail" is systematically used in patents and in publications since the ICCCC like Bob Fisher's Catamaran Racing dated 1968. No reason to revert. signed:Donan Raven (talk, contribs) 20:30, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Both exist, but "wingsail" is preferred amongst those making them. We could use more coverage of the Walker Wingsail in particular. Andy Dingley (talk) 20:44, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Simple airfoil streamlines.png[edit]

it looks... wrong? there is no upwash, and barely any down wash. there should be both if this is a lifting flow.

this one is correct: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Streamlines_around_a_NACA_0012.svg

Thank you for this. Unfortunately, the proposed image doesn't depict the resulting forces. Cheers, HopsonRoad (talk) 21:24, 2 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]