 Leitra velomobiles | |
| Founded | 31 December 1982  |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | , Denmark |
Leitra is a Danish company and also the name of the velomobile it produces.[1]
In Sweden designs for a two-person, four-wheeled velomobile called the Fantom were sold as blueprints in the 1930s and 40s. Many thousands of sets of DIY instructions were sold, but very few vehicles were actually built. The body was made of plywood.[citation needed]
The oil shock of 1978-9 inspired Carl Georg Rasmussen, a Danish engineer and pilot, to design and build the first practical velomobile.[2] A tadpole recumbent tricycle with full glass-fiber fairing, it was dubbed the Leitra (Danish: Let individuel transport, meaning "light individual transport").
- ^ Wilson, David Gordon; Papadopoulos, Jim (19 March 2004). Bicycling Science (3rd ed.). MIT Press. pp. 451–. ISBN 978-0-262-73154-6.
- ^ Ed Burke; Mary Margaret Newsom (1 January 1988). Medical and Scientific Aspects of Cycling. Human Kinetics. p. 230. ISBN 978-0-87322-126-9.