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Ship with Flettner rotors as sails
vertical rotors, sometimes known as rotor sails. German engineer Anton Flettner was the first to build a ship that attempted to tap this force for propulsion
Rotor_ship
Cylindrical, rotating aerodynamic surface
A Flettner rotor is a right circular cylinder with disc end plates which is spun along its long axis. As air passes across it the Magnus effect causes
Flettner_rotor
German aviation engineer and inventor (1885–1961)
Anton Flettner (1 November 1885 – 29 December 1961) was a German aviation engineer and inventor. Born in Eddersheim (today a district of Hattersheim am
Anton_Flettner
Anton Flettner, Flugzeugbau GmbH was a German helicopter and autogyro manufacturer during World War II, founded by Anton Flettner. Flettner aircraft included:
Flettner
Helicopter in Nazi Germany
The Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri (Hummingbird) is a single-seat intermeshing rotor helicopter, or synchropter, produced by Anton Flettner of Germany. According
Flettner_Fl_282
Type of experimental helicopter
The Flettner Fl 265 was an experimental helicopter designed by Anton Flettner. This helicopter, developed in 1938 with the support of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine
Flettner_Fl_265
System for generating thrust for watercraft
ship. Flettner rotors were invented in the 1920s and have seen limited use since then. In 2010 a 10,000 dwt cargo ship was equipped with four Flettner rotors
Wind-assisted_propulsion
1936 experimental Nazi German gyrodyne
The Flettner Fl 185 was an experimental Nazi German gyrodyne developed by Anton Flettner. It was unique in its operation, which could fly both as a helicopter
Flettner_Fl_185
Aircraft using a Flettner rotor
A Flettner airplane is a type of rotor airplane which uses a Flettner rotor to provide lift. The rotor comprises a spinning cylinder with circular end
Flettner_airplane
American medium-lift helicopter
the K-MAX builds on the work of the German aeronautical engineer Anton Flettner. Performing its maiden flight on December 23, 1991, it was specially designed
Kaman_K-MAX
Helicopter with intermeshing rotors in use by the US military from the 1950s to the 1970s
having been largely designed by the German aeronautical engineer Anton Flettner. First flown on 21 April 1953, the HH-43 went into production and was operated
Kaman_HH-43_Huskie
Propaganda term for WWII German weapons programmes
ramming interceptor. Flettner Fl 184– night reconnaissance and anti-submarine autogyro. Flettner Fl 185 – experimental helicopter. Flettner Fl 265 – experimental
Wunderwaffe
Ship built in 2010
is a Flettner ship: four large rotorsails that rise from its deck are rotated via a power take-off from the ship's engines. The sails, or Flettner rotors
E-Ship_1
Helicopter with two rotors turning in opposite directions
Germany by Anton Flettner for a small anti-submarine warfare helicopter, the Flettner Fl 265 as the pioneering example, and later the Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri
Intermeshing-rotor_helicopter
1930s German reconnaissance gyroplane
The Flettner 184 was a German night reconnaissance and anti-submarine autogyro developed during the 1930s. The Fl 184 was a two-seat autogyro with an enclosed
Flettner_Fl_184
Magnus Effect Aircraft
The Plymouth A-A-2004 is a rotor aircraft inspired by the Flettner rotor, a type of rotor that uses the Magnus effect to produce lift. Built specifically
Plymouth_A-A-2004
Early German Helicopter
The Flettner Gigant was an experimental helicopter built in Germany during the early 1930s. Anton Flettner was an early rotary-wing pioneer in Germany
Flettner_Gigant
Device on aircraft control surface
control surfaces. Introduced by the German firm Flettner, servo tabs were formerly known as Flettner tabs. Servo tabs are not true servomechanisms, as
Servo_tab
First practical, functional helicopter, first flown in 1936
Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Flettner Fl 265 Flettner Fl 282 Gyroplane Laboratoire Sikorsky R-4 Goebel, Greg. "European
Focke-Wulf_Fw_61
Rotating aerodynamic rotor or wing
lift. Magnus rotor: a rotor which creates lift via the Magnus effect. Flettner rotor: a smooth cylindrical Magnus rotor with disc end plates. Thom rotor:
Rotor_wing
The Flettner rotor bomblet was a U.S. biological sub-munition that was never mass-produced. Based on the vertical Flettner rotor which takes advantage
Flettner_rotor_bomblet
Deflection of a spinning object moving through a fluid
and has some engineering uses, such as in the design of rotor ships and Flettner airplanes. Topspin in ball games is defined as spin about a horizontal
Magnus_effect
Type of rotorcraft
and medical evacuation. The Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri synchropter—using the same basic configuration as Anton Flettner's own pioneering Fl 265—was used
Helicopter
Type of wind turbine that spins along its vertical axis
mention of his intention to develop a turbine-type rotor similar to the Flettner rotor, but self-rotating. He experimented with his rotor on various small
Savonius_wind_turbine
different branches of the Wehrmacht. The German Army initially ordered 1,000 Flettner Fl 282 reconnaissance helicopters, however the production plant was destroyed
History of the German Army Aviation Corps
History_of_the_German_Army_Aviation_Corps
(Tip-jet helicopter) Flettner Fl 265 (twin rotor liaison-observation helicopter, pioneer of synchropter configuration) Flettner Fl 282A/B "Kolibri" (reconnaissance
List of rotorcraft used in World War II
List_of_rotorcraft_used_in_World_War_II
Type of VTOL aircraft
DASH. Fairey FB-1 Gyrodyne Fairey Jet Gyrodyne Fairey Rotodyne (1957) Flettner Fl 185 Kamov Ka-22 (1959) Kayaba Heliplane (Japan) McDonnell XV-1 Rotorcraft
Gyrodyne
Fi 356 (Flettner Flugzeugbau GmbH / Anton Flettner G.m.b.H.) Flettner Fl 184 night reconnaissance/ASW autogyro Flettner Fl 185 gyrodyne Flettner Fl 265
List of German aircraft projects, 1939–1945
List_of_German_aircraft_projects,_1939–1945
Twinstar Fiat 7002 Filper Beta 200 Firestone 45 Flettner Fl 184 Flettner Fl 185 Flettner Fl 265 Flettner Fl 282 Florine Helicopter No.3 Focke-Achgelis Fa
List_of_rotorcraft
Class of 1920s German light cruisers
survived the attack on Norway. After returning to Germany, Köln operated Flettner Fl 282 helicopters as an experiment. She provided gunfire support to German
Königsberg-class cruiser (1927)
Königsberg-class_cruiser_(1927)
Rotorcraft with unpowered rotor
e Gyrodyne Fairey Aviation Company Rotodyne Jet Gyrodyne FB-1 Gyrodyne Flettner FI 185 Kamov Ka-22 Kayaba Industry Heliplane (Type-1) Related topics Advancing
Autogyro
Seven-cylinder air-cooled radial engine for aircraft
133C Jungmeister Command-Aire 3C3-BT Doblhoff WNF 342 Flettner Fl 185 Flettner Fl 265 Flettner Fl 282 Focke-Wulf C.19 Focke-Wulf C.30 Heuschrecke Focke-Wulf
Siemens-Halske_Sh_14
Heavier-than-air aircraft with rotating wings
novel thrust / lift solutions (e.g. coleopter, Flying Bedstead, Avrocar and flettner airplane) or balloon-wing hybrids (e.g. kytoon and hybrid airship).
Rotorcraft
Special vehicle to fly in air just above sea or ground
novel thrust / lift solutions (e.g. coleopter, Flying Bedstead, Avrocar and flettner airplane) or balloon-wing hybrids (e.g. kytoon and hybrid airship).
Ground-effect_vehicle
List of aircraft produced by a number of countries to test new concepts and technology
Fieseler Fi 158 – Testbed for radio control system Flettner airplane – Magnus effect test vehicle Flettner Fl 185 – Gyrodyne Focke-Wulf F 19 – Multi-engined
List_of_experimental_aircraft
Fi 256 transport prototype 6–9 1941 184 Flettner Fl 184 reconnaissance prototype 1 1936 helicopter 282 Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri reconnaissance production
List of World War II military aircraft of Germany
List_of_World_War_II_military_aircraft_of_Germany
sportplane + trainer, 1938 Flettner Fl 184 prototype reconnaissance helicopter Flettner Fl 185 prototype reconnaissance helicopter Flettner Fl 265 prototype reconnaissance
List of military aircraft of Germany
List_of_military_aircraft_of_Germany
Curtiss-Wright VZ-7 De Lackner HZ-1 Aerocycle Eagle Helicycle Eagle's Perch Flettner Fl 282 Gluhareff EMG-300 Goodyear GA-400R Gizmo Gyrodyne RON Rotorcycle
List of single seat helicopters
List_of_single_seat_helicopters
Two-seat military helicopter of the 1940s
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Flettner Fl 282 Platt-LePage XR-1 Notes "Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly". National Museum
Sikorsky_R-4
Powered aircraft with wings
novel thrust / lift solutions (e.g. coleopter, Flying Bedstead, Avrocar and flettner airplane) or balloon-wing hybrids (e.g. kytoon and hybrid airship).
Airplane
1940 helicopter series by Focke-Achgelis
Luftwaffe's only operational helicopter squadron, equipped with at least five Flettner Fl 282s as well as the Drachen. TS/40 relocated to various sites before
Focke-Achgelis_Fa_223_Drache
Tethered aircraft
novel thrust / lift solutions (e.g. coleopter, Flying Bedstead, Avrocar and flettner airplane) or balloon-wing hybrids (e.g. kytoon and hybrid airship).
Kite
Vehicle or machine that can fly by gaining support from the air
novel thrust / lift solutions (e.g. coleopter, Flying Bedstead, Avrocar and flettner airplane) or balloon-wing hybrids (e.g. kytoon and hybrid airship).
Aircraft
Topics referred to by the same term
BFK-1 Kolibri, a German three-seated utility helicopter built by Borgward Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri, a German single seat helicopter from World War II KolibriOS
Kolibri
Appendage used for flight
(winged seeds of trees) Aviation: Aircraft Blade solidity FanWing and Flettner airplane (experimental wing types) Flight dynamics Kite types Ornithopter
Wing
flemish To coil a line that is not in use so that it lies flat on the deck. flettner rotor A spinning cylinder that uses the Magnus effect to harness wind power
Glossary of nautical terms (A–L)
Glossary_of_nautical_terms_(A–L)
Powered lighter-than-air aircraft
novel thrust / lift solutions (e.g. coleopter, Flying Bedstead, Avrocar and flettner airplane) or balloon-wing hybrids (e.g. kytoon and hybrid airship).
Airship
Town in Hesse, Germany
river Main near the village's center. The engineer and inventor Anton Flettner was born in Eddersheim. 7561 people lived here in 2007. You can cross the
Hattersheim_am_Main
Königsberg-class cruiser
her class to survive the operation. In 1942, she was modified to carry a Flettner Fl 282 helicopter experimentally. Later in 1942, she returned to Norway
German_cruiser_Köln
Japanese gyrodyne prototype
e Gyrodyne Fairey Aviation Company Rotodyne Jet Gyrodyne FB-1 Gyrodyne Flettner FI 185 Kamov Ka-22 Kayaba Industry Heliplane (Type-1) Related topics Advancing
Kayaba_Heliplane
(Flettner Flugzeugbau GmbH and Anton Flettner G.m.b.H.) Flettner Gigant - helicopter, two huge rotors, 1933 Flettner Fl 184 - auto-gyro, 1933 Flettner
List of military aircraft of Germany by manufacturer
List_of_military_aircraft_of_Germany_by_manufacturer
Type of aircraft used in the sport of gliding
novel thrust / lift solutions (e.g. coleopter, Flying Bedstead, Avrocar and flettner airplane) or balloon-wing hybrids (e.g. kytoon and hybrid airship).
Glider_(sailplane)
American aerospace company
altitude record of 10,000 m (33,000 ft) and rate of climb records. Anton Flettner who emigrated to the United States and became the chief designer for Kaman
Kaman_Corporation
British compound gyroplane
e Gyrodyne Fairey Aviation Company Rotodyne Jet Gyrodyne FB-1 Gyrodyne Flettner FI 185 Kamov Ka-22 Kayaba Industry Heliplane (Type-1) Related topics Advancing
Fairey_Jet_Gyrodyne
Heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings generating aerodynamic lift
novel thrust / lift solutions (e.g. coleopter, Flying Bedstead, Avrocar and flettner airplane) or balloon-wing hybrids (e.g. kytoon and hybrid airship).
Fixed-wing_aircraft
Aircraft type
novel thrust / lift solutions (e.g. coleopter, Flying Bedstead, Avrocar and flettner airplane) or balloon-wing hybrids (e.g. kytoon and hybrid airship).
Tiltrotor
Heavy bomber aircraft
that it was fitted to all G.Vs in Bogohl 3. Some G.Vb aircraft also had Flettner servo tabs on the ailerons to reduce control forces. Idflieg ordered 80
Gotha_G.V
Finnish cruise ship
of propulsion was developed and patented by the German engineer Anton Flettner in 1922. The rotor sail was removed during maintenance operations in 2021
MS_Viking_Grace
Aircraft which use flapping movement of the wings to generate lift
novel thrust / lift solutions (e.g. coleopter, Flying Bedstead, Avrocar and flettner airplane) or balloon-wing hybrids (e.g. kytoon and hybrid airship).
Ornithopter
Device to generate electricity from wind
drag-type devices with two (or more) scoops that are used in anemometers, Flettner vents (commonly seen on bus and van roofs), and in some high-reliability
Wind_turbine
Krafft Arnold Ehricke Alfred Finzel Edward Fischel Karl Fleischer Anton Flettner Anselm Franz Herbert Fuhrmann Ernst Geissler Werner Gengelbach Dieter Grau
List of Germans relocated to the US via Operation Paperclip
List_of_Germans_relocated_to_the_US_via_Operation_Paperclip
manned suicide V-1 Flettner Fl 184 reconnaissance helicopter, prototype Flettner Fl 185 reconnaissance helicopter, prototype Flettner Fl 265 reconnaissance
List of military aircraft of Nazi Germany
List_of_military_aircraft_of_Nazi_Germany
German ultralight aircraft
with composite parts, winglets, aileron spades, reduced wingspan and a Flettner rudder as well as a new engine mount design derived from the C52. C42CS
Ikarus_C42
American experimental helicopter
Kaman HH-43 Huskie Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Flettner Fl 282 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kaman K-225. "Hall of Fame/Inventor
Kaman_K-225
Lighter-than-air aircraft
novel thrust / lift solutions (e.g. coleopter, Flying Bedstead, Avrocar and flettner airplane) or balloon-wing hybrids (e.g. kytoon and hybrid airship).
Aerostat
Cierva C.30 United Kingdom autogyro 1934 148 Belgium, France, Germany Flettner Fl 282 Germany helicopter 1942 24 Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Germany autogyro
List of aircraft of World War II
List_of_aircraft_of_World_War_II
Tanker ship
2008. It was converted by installation of two vertical-axis cylindrical Flettner rotors in August 2018. Following the conversion, the ship was monitored
Maersk_Pelican
TV series or program
carbon emission, remote controlled vessels. They employ the concept of the Flettner rotor by fabricating rotors and installing them onto a reinforced/retrofitted
Project_Earth_(TV_series)
Second World War, with the introduction of the Focke Achgelis Fa 223, the Flettner Fl 282 synchropter in 1941 in Germany and the Sikorsky R-4 in 1942 in the
History_of_aviation
German designer, sculptor, and printmaker
Peter Flötner, also Flatner, Flettner, or Floetner (c. 1490 in Thurgau – 23 October 1546, in Nuremberg), was a German designer, sculptor, and printmaker
Peter_Flötner
firepower. Certain production batches of the Bf 109G were fitted with aileron Flettner tabs to decrease stick forces at high speeds. A radio-navigational method
Messerschmitt_Bf_109_variants
US experimental co-axial compound helicopter
e Gyrodyne Fairey Aviation Company Rotodyne Jet Gyrodyne FB-1 Gyrodyne Flettner FI 185 Kamov Ka-22 Kayaba Industry Heliplane (Type-1) Related topics Advancing
Sikorsky_S-69
German heavy bomber during World War I
also usually incorporated the Stossfahrgestell auxiliary nose-wheels and Flettner servo tabs developed for the G.V. Responding to a different problem, LVG
Gotha_G.IV
Powered lift aircraft using rotors for both vertical and horizontal flight
e Gyrodyne Fairey Aviation Company Rotodyne Jet Gyrodyne FB-1 Gyrodyne Flettner FI 185 Kamov Ka-22 Kayaba Industry Heliplane (Type-1) Related topics Advancing
Convertiplane
Melbourne suburban electric multiple unit train
following concerns about safety. While the 500-series trains had rotary flettner ventilators fitted; these were mounted on the curve of the roof and spun
Harris_(train)
German-born American aerospace engineer
Gerhard Fieseler before going to work as a consultant for Anton Flettner's Flettner Flugzeubau GmbH, whose company specialized in the development and
Kurt_Hohenemser
Topics referred to by the same term
boss in several Kirby video games. Muisky Gigant, a mountain in Buryatia Flettner Gigant, an experimental German helicopter Gigant Neo (b. 1998), a Swedish
Gigant
Rotor mounted on the tail of a helicopter
intersect each other's path without colliding. Invented by Anton Flettner and used in Flettner Fl 282, Kaman HH-43 Huskie, and Kaman K-MAX. Tip jet. Another
Tail_rotor
1943–1973 military research program
chemical M139 bomblet. The experimental Flettner rotor bomblet was also developed during this time period. The Flettner rotor was called, "probably one of
United States biological weapons program
United_States_biological_weapons_program
VTOL aircraft with ducted fan fuselage
novel thrust / lift solutions (e.g. coleopter, Flying Bedstead, Avrocar and flettner airplane) or balloon-wing hybrids (e.g. kytoon and hybrid airship).
Coleopter
1967 Polish TV series or program
63 1990 Reksio i paw Reksio and the Peacock 64 1990 Reksio i pelikan Reksio and the Pelican Andrzej Flettner 65 1990 Reksio i sowa Reksio and the Owl
Reksio
Aircraft designed for operation without an engine
novel thrust / lift solutions (e.g. coleopter, Flying Bedstead, Avrocar and flettner airplane) or balloon-wing hybrids (e.g. kytoon and hybrid airship).
Glider_(aircraft)
Force perpendicular to flow of surrounding fluid
for example by boundary-layer blowing or the use of blown flaps. In the Flettner rotor the entire airfoil is circular and spins about a spanwise axis to
Lift_(force)
Submarine equipped with aircraft for observation or attack missions
but its use hindered the submarine's ability to submerge quickly. The Flettner Fl 282A "Kolibri" reconnaissance-helicopter was also planned to be used
Submarine_aircraft_carrier
Soviet experimental gyrodyne
e Gyrodyne Fairey Aviation Company Rotodyne Jet Gyrodyne FB-1 Gyrodyne Flettner FI 185 Kamov Ka-22 Kayaba Industry Heliplane (Type-1) Related topics Advancing
Kamov_Ka-22
FQ43 — March 19, 1993 La Silla UESAC · 3.1 km MPC · JPL 22366 Flettner 1993 MT Flettner June 21, 1993 Kitt Peak Spacewatch KOR 3.5 km MPC · JPL 22367
List of minor planets: 22001–23000
List_of_minor_planets:_22001–23000
included helicopters including: Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drachen Flettner Fl 265 Flettner 282B Kolibri For operations on the Western and Eastern front, the
Luftflotte_6
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Brennan Helicopter Flettner Gigant Related lists List of rotorcraft Notes Meekcoms/Morgan 1994, p.
Saunders_Helicogyre
Type of rotating wing, glider or kite
flettner rotor). Its mode of flight is more akin to confetti than traditional fixed-wing aircraft; however, several model aircraft, such as flettner airplanes
Tumblewing
British four-engined 39-seat biplane airliner
stabilizer mounted mid way up. The Scylla was originally fitted with a Flettner-type trim tab mounted on arms extended out from the rudder's trailing edge
Short_Scylla
Helicopter built in the United States during World War II
375 kg/kW) Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Flettner Fl 265 Flettner Fl 282 Sikorsky R-4 Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 Kaman HH-43 Huskie (This
Kellett_XR-8
2018 Chinese-built wind-assisted bulk carrier
first wind-assisted ultramax bulk carrier. The vessel is fitted with four Flettner rotors made by Anemoi Marine, which are mounted on rails on the deck, and
MV_Afros
Decade
1946) October 30 – Ezra Pound, American poet (d. 1972) November 1 – Anton Flettner, German aviation engineer, inventor (d. 1961) November 2 – Harlow Shapley
1880s
Yugoslav and German warship (1928–1944)
duties. Initially the ship was also used for shipboard trials with the Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri (Hummingbird) helicopter. She embarked the V6 and V10 prototypes
Yugoslav_minelayer_Zmaj
Calendar year
1946) October 30 – Ezra Pound, American poet (d. 1972) November 1 – Anton Flettner, German aviation engineer, inventor (d. 1961) November 2 – Harlow Shapley
1885
Finnish shipping company
the Viking Line fleet. The new ship would be LNG powered and would sport Flettner rotors to reduce fuel consumption. On May 27, 2019, Viking Line announced
Viking_Line
Proposed cloud-seeding technique
Stephen Salter proposed a fleet of around 1500 unmanned Rotor ships, or Flettner ships, that would spray mist created from seawater into the air. Subsequent
Marine_cloud_brightening
November 2025. "Technology | FlettnerFleet". Retrieved 16 November 2025. ""Berge Neblina" makes first voyage with Flettner rotors". hansa.news. 11 July
Phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles
Phase-out_of_fossil_fuel_vehicles
German flying wing glider
landing flaps on the centre section. Rear control surfaces were assisted by Flettner servo tabs and were ply covered. The seat in the Habicht was strongly reclined
Horten_H.II
Biplane trainer
the divided elevators. The rudder carries a trim tab and the elevators a Flettner flap. The cockpits are close together, the forward one is at mid-chord
VL_Viima
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Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
Field with Ferns; Fern Field
Boy/Male
Indian
Good, Righteous, Safe, Whole, Flawless
Girl/Female
Latin
Mild.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain derivation, possibly a habitational name from Dinckley in Lancashire, recorded in 1246 as Dunkythele and Dinkedelay, and probably named with an old British name, composed of elements meaning ‘fort’ + ‘wood’, with the addition of Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’. In the British Isles the surname is now most common in Northamptonshire.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Having Green Eyes
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Deeply Learned; Genius; Scholar; Opulent; Fierce
Male
Norse
Old Norse name derived from the word stÃgandr ("stepping, treading one"), hence "wanderer."
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Support of the Supreme God
Girl/Female
Biblical Hebrew
Captivity; repose; oath.
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