Electrifying my 1959 Flight Streak.
June 5, 2021 is our annual Huntsville High School class of 1959 picnic. It is always held at Jackie Koontz country getaway farm. The property contains a house trailer, barn, and outhouse. The outhouse is a story in itself. It has a flush toilet and hot and cold running water in its sink. Anyway each year, in the past, I have flown some kind of a RC airplane at this picnic. This year I decided to fly a U-control aircraft. What could be more appropriate then a Flight Streak. Especially one that I built is the 1959 time frame. About 6 or 7 years ago I refurbished it. The covering was gone and so was the original Fox 35. It was then covered in MonoKote and was fitted with an OS Max engine. I no longer fly gas so I decided to convert it to electric for the picnic.
The first step was the motor mount. I had one of the printed motor mounts provided by Tom Morris. They are now provided by Okie Air Model Products.
I tacked super glued the mount to the side of the Flight Streak and marked its location. A combination of razor saw, Dremel sanding drum and a sanding block I carved the opening for the mount. I then Epoxy it in place. About half of the hardwood motor mount beams remain. Using a drill bit I dimpled the gluing interfaces of the printed motor mount and the Flight Streak motor mount beams. The mount ain’t coming loose.
More to come as progress is made.