Edmonds Aerospace DeeCee Thunder

Edmonds Aerospace - DeeCee Thunder {Kit}

Contributed by Eddy Pula

Construction Rating: starstarstarstar_borderstar_border
Flight Rating: starstar_borderstar_borderstar_borderstar_border
Overall Rating: starstar_borderstar_borderstar_borderstar_border
Manufacturer: Edmonds Aerospace

Brief:
Boost-Glider with booster parachute.

Construction:
A 26 in tube with a glider and no fins. 22 in shock cord. Mine did not come with a nose cone so I used a Estes Alpha 3.

The Booster and glider instructions were brief but easy to follow. Easy construction. The glider is very fragile, maybe it was just my stupidness but it broke twice during transportation.

Finishing:
There were no decals but I couldn't put them on right anyway, so I didn't mind.

Construction Rating: 3 out of 5

Flight:
The instructions do not specify the way you mount the Glider, so I e-mailed Rob Edmonds and he gave me guidance. The glider does not fit well on the holder and requires much tape to keep on. The recommended motor is a D but I wanted to see the whole flight and and shoved a C6-7 in a hollowed out D engine. The flight went about 30 feet and nose dived, ejecting the engine after it dug itself into the ground. Surprisingly there was no damage. My mistake in a bad motor, so I did not count this against the kit. I again launched it this time on a D and maybe a second after launching the glider came off. The glider is the only thing that gives the rocket guidance and it went crazy in the air.

The glider either is stuck to the booster or is way too loose.

Flight Rating: 1 out of 5

Summary:
The pro's are it seems like a cool idea when you are building it. The cons are overall bad design.

Overall Rating: 1 out of 5

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Comments:

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M.K.W. (July 2, 2005)
I disagree on the above, the build was quick and simple, although it did require a lot of mass on the nose to balance. It has given me two excellent flights and one interesting charcoal moment (see tips and hints)
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H.W.H. (March 25, 2007)
I now have two good flights on my DeeCee Thunder. This is one of the good Edmonds kits. Easy to build. It must have at least a C11-3 engine or bigger! Glider almost glides too well! Did get a very minor motor blast burn on the top of the glider fuselage.

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