| The hull was made from polystyrene foam,
cut with a hot wire and sheeted in plastic card. This
construction was simple, had execellent bouyancy, and was
inherently waterproof. The boat was powered with a Cox
"Baby Bee" 049 glow engine, whose tiny tank
only stored 3 minutes worth of fuel. After this engine
wore out I installed a Cox "Black Widow" 049,
which had an exhaust throttle and 10 minute fuel tank.
Control was via my own-design "Galloping Ghost"
27MHz radio control system (not type approved and not
licenced!). This was later upgraded to a Dick Smith
digital proportional radio on 29MHz. |
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