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
Brief: The DeeCee Thunder member of the Edmonds "Thunder" series of large gliders. This rocket features a canard (rear wing) glider with a pop-pod. Construction: The DeeCee Thunder's components are: Several 1/4" thick sheets of laser cut balsa parts 1 BT-50 Body tube 1 BNC-50 Balsa nose cone 1 3/16" Launch lug 1 Aerospace Specialty ...
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M.K.W. (July 2, 2005)