rudder: Quick Facts

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Side-by-side diagrams show the difference between a balanced rudder, with its pivot point near the center, and a semibalanced rudder, with its pivot point closer to the leading edge, both attached to the stern of a boat.

The whaleboat was towed by a harpooned whale until the animal tired. Lances were then used for the kill.

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Flettner, Anton

Anton Flettner

German inventor

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