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Wingknut
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Before he became a philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) patented an aviation propeller to be powered by exhaust gases from combustion-chambers at the prop's tips. See 'Improvements in Propellers Applicable for Aerial Machines', Patent No. 27.087, registered 22nd November 1910. Text here:
http://sammelpunkt.philo.at:8080/487/1/25-2-95.TXT
Image below from Ian Lemco, 'Wittgenstein's Aeronautical Investigation', 2007,
http://rsnr.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/61/1/39.full
My (strictly amateur) opinion is: the thing didn't have a hope. Any thoughts on feasibility?
Cheers,
'Wingknut'
http://sammelpunkt.philo.at:8080/487/1/25-2-95.TXT
Image below from Ian Lemco, 'Wittgenstein's Aeronautical Investigation', 2007,
http://rsnr.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/61/1/39.full
My (strictly amateur) opinion is: the thing didn't have a hope. Any thoughts on feasibility?
Cheers,
'Wingknut'