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"This is the first comprehensive book ever written about human-powered vehicles (HPVs). Filled with 180 impressive photographs, detailed drawings, and tables, Human Powered Vehicles explains the history of HPVs, offers practical insights into their design, and considers future possibilities of human-powered travel." "Allan V. Abbott and David Gordon Wilson, HPV designers and former presidents of the International Human Powered Vehicle Association, have assembled a list of contributors representing a who's who of leaders in human-powered vehicles. They review the development of human-powered water, land, and air vehicles, focusing on the innovations that have significantly improved performance in recent years." "Inside this book, you'll find applications of human power in history; a discussion of all major factors that enhance or limit the performance of the "human engine"; design issues for rowing shells, hydrofoils, bicycles, human-powered aircraft, and other HPVs; descriptions of famous human-powered vehicles, such as the Gossamer Condor; and an examination of the economic and environmental advantages of human-powered travel." "A fascinating read for bicyclists, inventors, hobbyists, and sports enthusiasts, this book is also an excellent human factors reference for sports medicine and exercise science professionals."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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Abbott and Wilson concentrate not on skateboards, mountain bicycles, or kayaks, but on "unconventional" experimental and high performance human-powered vehicles (HPVs), from near-20-knot hydrofoil watercraft and 60-mph recumbent bicycles to long-range human-powered aircraft. No other book on this challenging and rapidly advancing field is comparable in scope and insight, although, surprisingly, the related topic of high-performance competition wheelchairs goes unmentioned. Twenty well-edited chapters include a history of each type of vehicle, an analysis of significant or record-setting examples, and an occasionally idealistic discussion of the future of HPVs as practical transportation. This is not a how-to book, but it has essential background on the performance potential of these vehicles. The text is technical but not mathematical, with numerous photos and drawings, supplemented by thought-provoking essays on aerodynamics, high-tech materials, and innovative drive systems. Most of the information presented is first-rate as are the 13 contributors, at least ten of whom are engineers and one a physician, recognized internationally as leading designers and builders of HPVs. Most chapters include references. Quality throughout, and highly recommended, as is F.R. Whitt's Bicycling Science, coauthored by Wilson (CH, Jun'75). All levels. G. E. Herrick Maine Maritime Academy