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Brief:
This was made from a original Estes X-Ray, and a 18mm engine tube (hook, engine block etc.)
Modifications:
Make the 18mm engine tube like normal. Then the engine block should fit snug around the spare space of body tube below the fin-can. This isn't tight enough to with stand the power of the ejection. So epoxy it in using Z-Poxy , Araldite etc.
Warning : This rocket will go extremely high!! As it can reach up to 500ft on a 1/2A3-2T motor! Only you can see the real height on a C!
Warning : Make sure the engine tube is glued in straight! If not the rocket will shoot off side-ways!
Construction:
You need :
- Some kind of epoxy
- Estes X-Ray kit (preferably new)
- 18mm engine tube
- 18mm engine hook
- 18mm engine block
- 10inch of mylar streamer
- Masking Tape
Also you need to make sure the nose cone is really tight onto the payload, if so, glue it into place.
Flight:
I used a C6-5 and boy did it go high! My estimate would be around 1500ft, as this rocket is so light! This rocket goes really fast as well, so keep your eyes open, it is wise to use this rocket on a sunny day without any clouds possible!!
Summary:
This is a good rocket if you like height, and a good flight.
Even though, if it is made wrong it could result in a waste of a kit.
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Rich DeAngelis (May 31, 2011)
This is definately not the original X-Ray kit from Estes. I built an X-Ray back in the mid 70's, it had balsa fins, nosecone and transition sections. The suggested color was a white body with a single black fin. The nose cone was blue, and it had four vertical stripes running from just below the payload tube, across the transition and on to the body, where it terminated in a black ring. It did not have a engine clip, but a single thrust ring above the motor, which was friction-fit in the tube using masking tape.