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I can't find authorative sources on whether the magnus effect works on the solar wind.
I thought the solar wind was mostly particles, not a fluid medium, and therefore it would not.
I thought this was the reason for the flat nature of solar sails. If the solar wind acted like a fluid medium, solar sails ought to be aerofoils like boat sails or airplane wings.
I thought the solar wind was mostly particles, not a fluid medium, and therefore it would not.
I thought this was the reason for the flat nature of solar sails. If the solar wind acted like a fluid medium, solar sails ought to be aerofoils like boat sails or airplane wings.
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