jrwperformance, 9 months ago Sails don’t really work like that. Sails are actually more like a wing. They create lift but pull sideways instead of lifting like airplane wings. There are also crazy racing sailboats that use a ridged wing. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingsail
Sails don’t really work like that. Sails are actually more like a wing. They create lift but pull sideways instead of lifting like airplane wings.
There are also crazy racing sailboats that use a ridged wing.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingsail