Static Flotation Test 04-20-25 and (inset) Declaration of War
The locals have reacted to the most recent tests by fencing the facility off and posting warnings around the perimeter, no doubt having emailed the council to say 'There is someone out here not sitting on the sofa all day watching foreigners perform on Britain's Got Talent like the rest of us.'
Fresh from videos of robots in China running a marathon, who'd launch anything here anyway? The PM does his best, but frankly he's putting lipstick on a pig when it comes to enterprise in the UK.
The greatest danger anyway is not so much the three-foot depth of water as that the local slobs throw terrapins in there instead of down the toilet, and they've grown to the point they'd take on anything Florida can offer.
But like Shane my work was done anyway and with the motor forward and battery aft:
(a) At 11" behind the motor-mount the C of G is aerodynamically reasonable.
(b) The motor itself is broadly clear of the waterline at rest.
The latter is not that much of an issue anyhow, as you can drop electrical motors into a bucket of water and it seems not to put them off their stride. What is most pressing now is to fit the prop, wire the motor for sound and see if if the thing will rise above the waterline from the get-go.
If that pisses off the locals and council even more, then that can only be a bonus.
