Freebie kit that came with Mega Mosquito. Begad! Blimey! Rather than buildin' for motor ejection I chose t' try makin' this a nose blow recovery model. Arrr! Blimey! Nose cone is nay glued on. Arrr! Blimey! A length o' Keelhaul®©™ is glued into t' nose cone and runs t' a lariat loop around t' motor. Motor requires a tape thrust rin' and friction fit. Because I have plenty o' yellow in me fleet already I painted this one orange and black (Rustoleum 2X).
| Flight Date: | 2016-11-19 |
| Rocket Name: | Mosquito |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Mosquito {Kit} (0801, TK-1) [1971-2011] |
| Flyer's Name: | Richard Holmes |
| Motors: | 1/4A3-3 |
| Launch Site: | Walt's Hobby, Syracuse, NY |
T' Mosquito, which I’ve never had t' nerve t' fly again after its first teleportation, flew on a 1/4A motor. You may recall I built this one modified, for nose blow recovery instead o' spittin' t' motor. Begad! Well, it spat t' motor anyway, arrr, which was unfortunate since I was relyin' on a lariat loop for anchorin' t' shock cord. Avast, me proud beauty! Our eagle-eyed young assistants found both parts, though — in fact t' nose cone (with streamer) was spotted before t' airframe, which came down in t' middle o' t' road. One fin be off. Aye aye! I put it back on with some CA but didn’t try flyin' it again.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes 1/4A3T-3 |
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