The Magnus effect is a interesting and useful phenomena. [James Whomsley] from [Project Air] decided to put it to work on a small radio-controlled boat, successfully harnessing the effect. (Video, ...

On 19 November 1924, a ship slowly manoeuvred through the Port of Kiel. On board were Ludwig Prandtl and Albert Betz from the Aerodynamic Research Institute (AVA) in Göttingen – a predecessor of today ...

By now we’re all familiar with the quad-rotor design most popular among modern drones, and of course there are many variants ...

The Flettner Airplane made its debut in the 1930s. Instead of wings, it flies using rotating cylinders that stick out from either side of its body. We’ll tell you about its inventor, and show you how ...

Whomsley’s aircraft features two large spinning cylinders mounted on either side of the fuselage. Unlike typical R/C planes with fixed wings, this design relies entirely on the Magnus effect for lift.

Science can just be so cool. If you want further evidence of this, you should watch an incredible new video of a basketball being dropped from the top of a 126-foot dam in Australia that shows the ...