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Designer / Builder / Pilot: Peter Hanely hanelyp@calweb.comHome Page
Two 20x1.75" 'coaster brake' wheels are mounted to a 1/2" (closer to 3/4" OD) black steel pipe axle in front. A head tube and fork assembly was cannibalized for the bearing this axle rides on. A hub from yet another wheel was modified into a fitting to attach a freewheel to the axle.
A steering fork is mounted behind the seat with extended handlebars reaching over the pilots shoulders.
The intention is to wrap this mechanical abstraction in a shell patterned after the N1 star fighter. This shell would then provide floatation for water crossings. The engine pods will be, under current plans, large inflated pontoons, providing balance and emergency floatation.
These photos were taken July 7, of an incomplete vehicle.
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nut on his trike
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