Devil is as ever in the detail and figuring out how to prevent the boat sliding out of its moorings and bouncing down the motorway takes me most of the morning and a lot of head-scratching. In the end I'd a pair of 'Tudor' style cup-hooks that I drive in either side, making a quick-release handle from a length of doweling that's a perfect fit; albeit secured by cable-ties to prevent it from popping out of place.
For the snuggest possible fit too I've glued a patch of rubber foam on the topside of the drone to prevent it from rattling around. I drive it up and down the road at upto 35 m.p.h. on what I'd consider to be taxi-trials, and job's a good 'un. My spec calls for sustained speeds of 50 m.p.h. as a reasonable minimum on motorways, beside a dash capability of 70 m.p.h. should people in Ormskirk ever launch a missile attack.
The second prototype was used throughout for this exercise, it being the one to be relocated elsewhere for wiring up and flying with four lift-motors... all being well, as the person set to be tasked with this has yet to learn about it.
As a consequence it has lost two of its 'tuna-tin' motors, and so I make an executive decision to go full speed ahead and install the regular motors prior to the PR shot.
A second consideration is that there is little but cheese in the fridge, and thus one of the tins has gone towards a tuna-cheese toastie for the 'mission director'.
