Whales flippers and sails

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Bawgy
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The vortex generators on a wing operate with air that is traveling along the swept wing . It would not help on a mast
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Post by NiceAft »

Bawgy,

I don't quite understand. The fins on the whale are swept back, but the blades shown on the drawings are not. The wind turbines seem to work well.

I am not an engineer, so, if you are, please explain in sailors language :)

Ray
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