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Winged cargo ship saves three tonnes of fuel per day on first voyage (newatlas.com)
submitted 7 months ago by mac to c/tech
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[โ€“] mac 37 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Rather than usual sails these are solid and foldable and act more like plane wings

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I mean sails form an aerofoil but these are ridged aerofoils.