Construction Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
Diameter: | 0.98 inches |
Length: | 16.25 inches |
Manufacturer: | Estes |
Skill Level: | 2 |
Style: | Futuristic/Exotic |
Brief: Construction: Finishing: Construction Rating: 3 out of 5 Flight: Recovery: Flight Rating: 3 out of 5 Overall Rating: 3 out of 5
A skill level 2 rocket, Comes in typical plastic bag, with a 12" plastic parachute
The instructions where very easy to follow, the hard part seemed to be the fins they are 2 piece fins that have to be glued together, and the little pieces of balsa that go around the main body tube near the top seemed to be a bit hard to get lined up right and glued without them moving
We decided to paint it green, with Krylon paint than added supplied decals
First flight was off a B6-4 nice flight but the thin 'chute strings got tangled. Second flight with a C6-3 'chute came out nice but pulled those nice little disks of off the one side. Third flight was with a C6-5 flight was good however nose cone came off and drifted away.
The standard shock chord should be replaced with something a bit longer, I have since been going with twice the body length of the rocket. Replace standard plastic chute with either a streamer or a small nylon 'chute.
( Contributed - by James David Reyome - 10/10/02) Brief: Nicely designed little futuristic flyer. Construction: Nothing unusual here except for a molded nose with a "cockpit" section and some small canards on either side, and two piece fins. This is listed as a skill level 2, but it's pretty easy to put together, really. The 2 might be for the fin configuration, but ...
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