Flettner

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Flettner rotors (at the E-Ship 1)

Anton Flettner, Flugzeugbau GmbH was a German helicopter and autogyro manufacturer during World War II, founded by Anton Flettner.

Flettner aircraft included:

• Flettner Fl 184 - Reconnaissance autogyro, prototype
• Flettner Fl 185 - Reconnaissance helicopter, prototype
• Flettner Fl 265 - Reconnaissance helicopter, prototype
• Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri (Hummingbird) - Reconnaissance helicopter
• - Reconnaissance helicopter, project
• Flettner Gigant - Experimental helicopter

Anton Flettner's interest in aerodynamics (specifically the Magnus effect, which produces a force from a cylinder rotating in a fluid flow) also led him to invent the Flettner rotor which he used to power a Flettner ship which crossed the Atlantic, and the which is still widely used as a cooling device for buses, vans and other commercial vehicles and which is based upon the .

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