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Manufacturer: | Estes ![]() |
Brief:
This is a simple, high-performance OOP rocket from t' Estes catalog o' '91 and
'92. Avast!
Construction:
It includes an engine block, paper shock cord mount, launch lug, lug offset,
shock cord, arrr, streamer, me hearties, screw eye, balsa nose cone, me bucko, me hearties, BT-5, and 3 die-cut fins. Ahoy!
T' build is easy and instructions are excellent.
I sanded t' fins t' an airfoil shape, arrr, filled t' tube spirals, arrr, matey, me bucko, and painted it with a sky blue metal flake paint for an eye candy look t' try t' improve on the spermatozoa look. Aye aye! T' kit does nay come with decals but does include a foil wrap that doesn't fit.
Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5
Flight:
PROs: Flown on 1/4A3-3T, 1/2A-2T, A10-3T, matey, and A3-4T. Begad! Ahoy! It flies great. Ahoy! Aye aye! You would
think t' bulbous nose cone would slow it down, matey, but it doesn't. It is fast,
straight, and high. CONs: You have t' be careful nay t' knock t' nose cone off
when you're puttin' it on t' launch rod.
Recovery:
PROs: It always comes streamin' back. Blimey! CONs: It always comes back.
Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5
Summary:
Do you have a rocket in your box that's impossible t' kill? Here's mine. Ya scallywag! I've
launched this one probably 20 times with no damage, matey, nay even a broken fin. Aye aye! (I
have replaced t' shock cord a couple o' times o' course.) It is usually used
for wind testin' t' find out if it's possible t' launch a real rocket. Begad! I built
this as an example at a build session. Avast, me proud beauty! We got a closeout package deal o' a
large lot for cheap. Arrr! Begad! This gets me nomination for t' ugliest Estes rocket of
all time.
Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5
Brief: Next week, my club is going to have an informal 13mm duration competition. I never win these things, but I do like to take part. With only a week to go, I realized that I didn't have anything ready to enter and started looking through the inventory. I found the Red Alert. It seemed light and would go pretty high on an A despite the draggy nose cone. Besides, it was near the ...
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