Back in the 70's, I bought many Sleek Streaks and Skeeters. They were cheap, easy to assemble, and flew well. The Skeeter was in fact a small rubber powered airplane, and not a glider.

The Skeeter was indeed a slightly smaller rubber-powered model. The glider was called the Stunt Flyer. Once I learned where to get good rubber and wind it properly, I had many 1-minute+ flights.

I couldn't tell you how many Sleek Streaks I flew. Off boards like carries and all. The ultimate flight was a take off with a 2 point landing with a coast out. ( of course all this happening within the confines of the street you were playing on.) It is a sin that these toys are out of existence.

Way back when on Saturdays, maybe 40 years ago, my buddies and I would ride our bicycles to the IGA (a southern grocery store) and buy Sleek Streaks for $0.25 and spend the rest of the day flying them in a ball park near our neighborhood. I've bought a few rubber powered models recently, but none fly as well as the Sleek Streak.

we bought sleek streaks back in the 60s ,for such a simple design it was incredible,one flight went for over a quater of a mile.the secret was its extreme light weight. whoever designed it deserves a medal

I've just bought a balsa/rubber band airplane kit from a large supermarket called S_______ys, they had a novelty range on one of the aisles. I remember the Sleek Streaks well, spent all of my pocket money on them and they rarely lasted the day without being lost or broken. What were those plastic gliders called that you launched with a thick hand-held rubber band, they hurt if you got one in the earhole.

I lived on a corner lot,hardly no traffic,I managed to make the Sleek Streak execute awide right hand banking turn! i would not let any one touch it! The rubber launched planes were about 4x4 inches with a tube like fuselage that whistled! True...if that thing hit you, you'd know it! Great altitude also, good times 4 sure!!

My grandparents had a large lot in pennsylvania, and their house sat at the bottom of a large hill. the property was about 300 feet long, and their backyard sloped uphill. At the back of the property was a large oak and paved access road. We would let the sleak streaks take off from the access road, flying downhill towards their house, and they would float about 10 feet off the ground all the way down the hill. We would run along side the planes, and pretend we were pilots. With the right headwind, they would often times roll out to a perfect landing on their sidewalk. Too cool, and greast memories.

I googled 'Sleek Streak' out of curiosity never expecting to find such an interest in this amazing little 'plane. I and my Father spent many a happy hour in the late 1960s flying these. Tremendous fun for just a couple of shillings or so. We also bought a more substatinal model, 'Trixie', but I can't now remember who manufactured that. Brings back a host of happy memories from care-free times, now a long-gone. Good wishes to you all.

I had atleast 100 of these models growing up, and spent more than 25,000 hours aloft in fighters, airliners, freighters etc. I emailed Guillows about a year ago and asked, "is the Sleek Streek gone forever??" and they answered, yes, it's gone there will be no more of them. Sorry. I think it's a tragedy. That little plane taught me pitch, power, trim in a way no instructor ever could. I still have a couple, but if you see one on EBay etc.. better grab it. More than one of them carried a smoke bomb aloft that left a very satisfactory smoke trail, and an M-80 with a string taped on, fed into the rubber as it was wound under the CG would make a good bombing run on your buddies (pick one with a LONG fuse if you want your plane back... but sometimes that was fun too!) Combine flying these, and throwing the RIPCORD dude with his red/white parachute... and you had a full days entertainment.

The last sleek streak I ever owned, in the early seventies, flew ten times better than the fifty or so previous. Highly modified, [took landing gear off moved wing forward,and added two more strands of rubber!]Launched it vertically,went out of sight. probably after about three minutes,and a good 150 ft of altitude ,i caught a glimpse floating straight and level. looked in the area where I thought it might have landed , never to be found! Ive flown many controline , and rc planes since then, nothing has compared to this!!! [working on a scratch build 'sleek streak now for lite rc components!!]

I also had many happy times flying Sleek Streeks. I've been looking for one for a couple of years, and finally decided to make a new one. Using a CAD and an image from the net, I produced some masks which one cut out (CAM machine), and applied to the wood, have been sprayed over in red. Its like a time warp as I removed the masks to reveal pefect reproductions. I'd already collected the wing mount and prop assembly, plus a pair of wheels - but these are not the right ones :( Anybody got a set of those red wheels for sale?

Sleek Streaks were the best! They were much less expensive than the larger AJ Hornets, but they flew at least as well. Skeeters were also excellent--they were smaller still, and lacked wheels, but they flew well and cost only fifteen cents. I am grateful to the makers for countless hours of flying excitement.

Dumbass pilot cant even spell sleek streak correctly no wonder I dont fly on commercial airlines!!!

The Sleek Streak flew extremely well. It would take off on it`s port wheel owing to the propeller torque. When I was given my very first Sleek Streak there was some wording on the tail assembly that read "Bend. Oregon" Being only 8 years old I thought that I had to `...bend the "Oregon" ` and that it was a handy tip. I ended up breaking the horizontal stabilser! Bend, Oregon was the place of manufacture, I later found out. A wonderful `plane.

Laurence- Sleek Streek is the proper trademarked name of the bird... Who's the dumbass?? LOL

SLEEK STREAK IS THE PROPER

yes [sleek streak] is the name .and flying was the game, learn to spell, TOMMMMMMY!

yes ,laurence ,I worked for north pacific ,in the HEYDAY. It was spelled SLEEK STREAK!

north pacific, you were great! from the star flyer, to the SLEEK STREAK THANKYOU!!!

every time we went shopping I got a sleek streak, all the kids in the neighborhood and me would play airport.. make them take off and crash into each other... Growing up in the 60s was different..

I would glue a hook on the very end of the tail and get a longer rubber band to extend the flight. Also I would take off the wheels to make it lighter(It would crash anyway) and adjust the balance by moving the wings back(slightly nose down would prevent a stall when under the high powered take off and then to establish a good glide to finish the flight). Then move the rudder back out of its slot a little to bend it and get a little right rudder, countering the propeller torque and resulting in a straighter climb. I would launch from the top of the pasture gate and experience bliss. My longest flight was about 200ft. late '60's early '70's. I want one!

I have a number of Guillows vintage balsa aircraft in the original packaging including Sleek Streak and Skeeter that I am thinking of auctioning on EBay. Is there any interest?

Rubber band man, you may have worked for North Pacific, but I'm afraid you and Lawrence are wrong. Jimmy is right. I have quite a few North Pacific Products airplanes in my collection, at least 3 of them are Sleek Streeks. Sleek Streek is the way the name is spelled on the wings & packaging...

Cooper, you may have worked for North Pacific, but unfortunately you & Lawrence are wrong. I have quite a few North Pacific Products airplanes in my collection & Sleek Streek is the way the name is spelled on the wings & packagin of all of them.

Lookieheer: http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=sleek+streek+pictures&view=detail&id=BF35ECA87ECE3C069EBCC4178E210DED75135605

Sorry, rubber band man. I didn't mean to drag you into the issue.

I found quite a few old north pacific balsa and foam planes in a box in my attic a few weeks ago. I’ve put them up on ebay in case anyone is interested in them. Skeeter http://www.ebay.com/itm/230858387524?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Stunt Flyer http://www.ebay.com/itm/230860285259?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

my dad baught me a solid plastic glider it was a lockheed U2 , it had removable wings, this was back in the 60,s it was launched by a huge elastic band, i think it had a wingspan of around 16,to20, inches, if memmory serves, if anyone knows anything about them i would be greatfull, no one in the UK seems to remember them? if you do please mail me at ,splez4gilligan@aol.co.uk, i would be greatfull as i want to show my granson what we had back then as toys ,lol, out in all weathers not sitting at a pc all weekend,,yours hopefully, terry

Growing up in Citrus Heights Cal. during 60's & 70's(10-13yrs age).In a vacant field near my home I would spend Endless hours flying kites and or Sleek Streeks . talk about addiction, My family would go on long vacations and I would always take a supply sleek streeks with me.Yah don't want to run out in say...Yellowstone or such.

Yes, what wonderful models the Skeeter & Sleek Streak were. I bought Skeeters for 15 cents. They had blue imprinting. Sleek Streaks were 29 cents, and had red inking, with wheels. Both flew great -- higher than the utility poles. They were steady and beautiful. It was like magic! I became a science teacher and have a love for models to this day, which I try to pass along to my students. Things like this, in my opinion, are much more effective than computer simulations.

I have just bought a Star Flyer and an Astro-Gnat off of Ebay for 99p + £2.50 postage!!...Now there's a bargain!! I also have Sleek Streeks, Skeeters, Strato's (big & small), Stunt Flyer, Space Flyers (I managed to get a nearly full shop counter display box of S pace Flyers!)....all bought off of Ebay....I was only going to get a Sleek Streek & big Strato because they were the ones I flew as a child in the late 60's / early 70's....They are addictive!!!!! I have been very lucky to get these but just missed out on a North Pacific Catalogue from the 1960's...Ah well! The kids of today don't know what they're missing!!!

I remember flying a Sleek Streak in my Uncles tiny front garden in Liverpool in 1973. Biggest thrill was getting it to rise from the ground and fly over the garage side wall! The design was superb - In my opinion much better that the modern equivalents that you see for sale occasionally.

Sleek streak was the best one. Star flyer was a little on the heavy side and skeeter........well, everything i ever learned about aerodynamics - sleek streak. wish they were still around.

I'm looking at a North Pacific Sleek Streek right now that I found in my basement about a week ago. It says "Sleek" on the left wing, and "Streek" on the right wing. It's last flight was in 1973 just before I joined the United States Air Force. Sleek Streeks were the start of an aviation career that spanned 50 years of instructing, ag-flying, towing and flying gliders,... They're a blast to fly and a great instructional tool. Way back when, I balanced the prop and sprayed the landing gear and propeller a more proper flat black. This one is in pretty good shape. I'll MOH the engine, and she'll be ready to sign off. I Don't think I'll risk losing this rare little ship with a flight. I can't believe I still have a Sleek Streek!

Another excellent flyer was Testor's Big Dipper. It was larger than most and had a substantial propeller with a considerable amount of rubber behind it. If you let it slip it would really wack your finger. It's larger size allowed for more rubber which enabled it to gain quite a bit of altitude.

Guillow's Please bring back the Sleek Streek and the Star Flyer. Thank You

Flew Sleek Streaks as a kid. I am 67 now and can still see one soaring into a thermal. The stuff they make now is junk! Please, somebody bring the Sleek Streak back into production. I have ten of them and they are solid gold to me now!

There is one for sale on ebay. Sleek Streek and 25 cents on the package .

My Sleek Streak days were +/–1960. Yep, 25¢. I went through a lot of them over my childhood. My favorite was the one I mounted a Jetex 50B on, on a short pylon above the wing. Flew beautifully, until one day I put a double shot of pellets into the 50B. Alas, never found the airplane.

Last year of high school I worked at Pacific Products in my hometown of Bend,Oregon. Worked the swing shift for a few months. Terrible conditions, water on floors and a wooden floating walkway cold dark. But at Christmas we all got a HUGE bay of the styrofoam toys, balsa wood, kites and their brand of a flying disk!

These were my first successful model airplane "endeavors" as a kid, and became even more exciting when I discovered that I could buy rubber strands during the rare visits to a hobby store. The Streak also gave me my first experience at actually repairing a model airplane: After many flights, the wingroot edge would become frayed and floppy in the jaws of the little plastic clip, letting the wing fold upward in flight. A fellow kid pilot showed I could just cut the damaged edge away with scissors, giving the wing mount fresh balsa to grab, and off we'd go. What'd be called a "DUH" moment now, but a kid's got to start somewhere! And yes...we DID figure out it was a good idea to trim BOTH wing roots to get it to fly properly!

All the above!...plus, I actually kept one for 3 months. We did all kinds of stuff with 'em. we'd make twin engine ones, tape skyrocket motors to 'em, put double rubber bands on them. 25 cents in the 60's.... I have one now, ebay, about 3 years ago...

I bought one in Italy where I lived, it was wonderful, it started flying from stop from a rectanglur table or you could launch it by hands. When the rubber band broke out it not was replaceable by any plastic band neither you could replace wings by cutting balsa, since they were curved to get lift.