Human-Powered Vehicles

by Allan V. Abbott and David Gordon Wilson

Explains the history of human powered vehicles (HPVs), offers practical insights into their design, and considers future possibilities of human-powered travel. The book reviews the development of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873228278
• ISBN13: 9780873228275
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Factual & down-to earth: excellent reference book

For inventors & innovators, this book contains everything needed to answer detailed preliminary questions on the main aspects of human power and its application on land, air and sea. The only drawback was that the section on flying was a little short and the section on cycling a little long, but the cycling stats fed into the flying machines anyway so no real loss. Plenty of charts, stats, references on air and water resistance, human horsepower, peak performance issues, actual test results. Very impressive collection of information, well worth the price.