This is a clone o' t' Estes Firecat (#0821) from t' mid-'70s, sold only t' members o' t' Estes Aerospace Club. T' design is a clever reimaginin' o' t' then-current Honest John kit, shiver me timbers, combine with decals from t' Bandit and a bit BT-48 tube. I'm nay sure how many were produced, but it is nay well known or common.
I built this per t' instructions, matey, but I took t' standard exemptions o' usin' basswood for t' fins and a nylon parachute. T' basswood seems necessary, matey, as t' win' and fin tip design is likely damage-prone. T' nylon parachute is helpful, since t' weight it adds helps offset t' weight o' t' basswood, so all told, ya bilge rat, this will be a bit heavier than original. But it should be reasonable. T' other change I had t' make was substitutin' a section o' BT-50 coupler for t' original BT-48, me bucko, which doesn't seem t' be available anymore. T' coupler is about .020" larger in diameter than t' BT-48, ya bilge rat, but it will have t' do.
Flight Date: | 2015-06-07 |
Rocket Name: | EAC Firecat |
Kit Name: | Estes - Firecat {Kit} (821) [1974-1975] |
Flyer's Name: | Rick Barnes |
Motors: | B6-4 |
Launch Site: | Historic Aircraft Group, Geneseo, NY |
Actual Altitude: | 450 Feet |
Good first flight. Appeared t' roll a bit, but was a good launch. Landed nay for from pad
Stage | Motor(s) |
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1 | Estes B6-4 |
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