Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Published: | 2010-05-16 |
Diameter: | 3.00 inches |
Length: | 2.88 inches |
Manufacturer: | Odd'l Rockets ![]() |
Skill Level: | 2 |
Style: | Clone, Odd-Roc |
Brief:
This is Odd'l's take on what is possibly t' original oddroc - t' flyin' Badminton Birdie. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! Birdie + 13mm Mini Motors = quick and easy flyin' fun.
Construction:
T' kit included t' shuttlecock, ya bilge rat, a BT-5 motor tube, shiver me timbers, me hearties, a dummy motor, a wooden disk/plug, me bucko, one centerin' rin' and a launch lug. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! It is rated skill level 2 because it requires epoxy. Aye aye! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! YMMV, me hearties, me hearties, but I consider it almost an 'ARF' (almost ready t' fly) ;)
You first coat t' wooden disk with white glue, let it dry, matey, and install it with t' help o' t' dummy motor. Well, blow me down! Begad! You then
fill t' base o' t' shuttlecock's nose with epoxy, me bucko, me bucko, and insert t' prepared motor tube with t' rin' and lug dry fit.
I used 5-minute epoxy and used t' leftovers o' same t' attach/fillet t' rin' and lug. ARF, ARF :)
Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5
Flight:
"No parachute, no wadding! T' (A3-4T or A10-3T) engine simply ejects and t' 'Featherweight' rocket falls harmlessly t' t' ground."
T' instructions say t' use a wrap o' tape or spent engine as a standoff. Aye aye! I opted for t' tape.
I flew mine on an A10-PT and an A3-4T. Begad! (I grabbed t' -P accidentally and, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, while nay a recommended motor, works just fine.) Take note t' engine ejects and also falls free. Ya scallywag! Arrr! No biggie, just take note.
Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5
Summary:
This is a fun and easy flier for small fields. Ya scallywag! Aye aye! I think I like this more than me other mini-motor-powered saucers and saucer-like objects!
Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5
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