So call me a madman....
10-25-13 | 10:29 PM
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So call me a madman....
Wouldnt it be amusing to strap glider wings and a pedal powered fan/prop on a trike ? Swap a gear and it engages the fan/propellor instead of the rear wheel. How unfeasibly insane am I ?
10-25-13 | 11:34 PM
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I think madman is a good description. 
There have been trikes hooked up to hot air balloons (and blower fans?)...
Or this (but I don't think you could do the same with human only power and easily lift a person and a trike):
There have been trikes hooked up to hot air balloons (and blower fans?)...
Or this (but I don't think you could do the same with human only power and easily lift a person and a trike):
Last edited by cplager; 10-25-13 at 11:45 PM.
10-26-13 | 02:37 AM
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Some one just did it,
https://www.popularmechanics.com/tech...prize-15682369
landing was the hard part
https://www.popularmechanics.com/tech...prize-15682369
landing was the hard part
10-26-13 | 12:26 PM
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10-28-13 | 02:09 PM
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Human powered flight is hard enough without adding unnecessary dual-drive stuff. Now, attaching a trike to an I.C. powered ultra-light would be feasable...
