[Icelander]

Originally Posted by lwcamp

This is James Guerny's design
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/...20120916030724
https://i2.wp.com/www.danconnolly.co...uet.jpg?w=1023
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pkBi4wOu0n...isode%2B7a.jpg

I'm not sure it is the best design, but it is a design, at least.

You want the rider to be right over the center of mass while in flight (which also happens to be at the center of lift). This will be approximately at the centroid of the wing shape when viewed from the top, so from
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/...teryx-size.jpg
it looks like you want the rider's center of mass to be about the middle of the back - still over the rib cage but behind the shoulder blades.

Luke

Nice!

That actually looks like a fairly comfortable shooting position. Arm the riders with rifles with shortened barrels for maneuverability and a baffle suppressor, the latter to try to minimize harm to the poor mount when shooting, and you have a pretty decent scouting unit with self-defence capability.