Basic layout... let me know what you think. Ive thought more into this than this basic post
steel mountain bike frame, stretched/lowered/chopped for very low seating position small frontal area. Using the exposed frontal area for half an oblate spheroid i get 7.7 to 8.7 square feet, seem a bit high? or is there a better way to measure this? also estimate CD at about .40 to .50 for a similar sized motorcycle, any better way of knowing this?
honda mini 4 stroke weedwacker(~1.5 hp) adapted to chain drive on a road bike style multispeed system. Ive adapted MANY weedwacker engines onto bicycles when i was younger, tons of experience doing this
27" carbon fiber wheels (present on my road bike), 150psi slicks. .002 CRR for good bicycle tires. Obviously very variable
aero body, built of thin plastic, foam nose, and balsa wood. possibly fiberglass
inspirational photos
http://www.treehugger.com/amphibious...le-photo01.jpg
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/mvi...ike%20copy.gif
http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/innova-4.jpg