Книга: Magnus effect: Fluid, Whirlpool, Airfoil, Lift (force), Circulation (fluid dynamics), Flettner airplane, Kite types, Coand? effect, Ball of the Century, ... ship, Heinrich Gustav Magnus, Boundary layer

The Magnus effect is the phenomenon whereby a spinning object flying in a fluid creates a whirlpool of fluid around itself, and experiences a force perpendicular to the line of motion. The overall behaviour is similar to that around an aerofoil (see lift force) with a circulation which is generated by the mechanical rotation, rather than by aerofoil action.