https://www.flickr.com/photos/okpete...7651905111646/
This a popular design currently being used. See
The Recumbent Bicycle and Human Powered Vehicle Information Center
I use the cut and tuck method too. Start with cereal box cardboard 1/4 scale models. Sailplane designs are very similar. Air intake along the canopy cowl and exit behind the head. Cooling at the neck is very effective.
"Race Car Aerodynamics: Designing for Speed" by Joseph Katz is useful also.