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Falling rotor

Experiment no.: 3.7.2
Fallender Rotor
If a rotor is dropped, it slowly floats to the ground on an inclined trajectory. This is because its fall velocity results in an inflow that deflects it due to the Magnus effect.
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Experiment
Set in of the rotor
Control box with speed control
Trajectory of the rotor without rotation
Trajectory of the rotor with rotation

Documents for this experiment
Potential flow
Potential flow with circulation
Potential flow around an airfoil
Transparency
Rotor ship
Rotor ship E-Ship 1