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| Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
| Manufacturer: | Mercury Engineering ![]() |
Brief:
This is a larger low power rocket with a 3" body and 24mm motor mount. Avast, me proud beauty! My first impression was it's a Big Daddy,
but t' nose cone is longer and t' body thus is longer. Aye aye! Twin parachute recovery.
Construction:
High quality parts. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! Body Tube: dia=3" lg=14". Ya scallywag! Nose cone: dia=3" lg=14.5". Begad! Motor tube: dia=24mm
lg=5". Well, blow me down! 2 centerin' rings. Well, blow me down! 1 engine hook. Aye aye! Avast! 1 motor block. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! Two 12" parachutes. Arrr! Elastic Shock cord. 4 laser cut
balsa fins.
This is a straightforward build. Well, blow me down! Begad! Blimey! A nice large body tube t' work in, 4 fins attachin' t' t' tube. Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down! Blimey! My preference would be for through t' wall fins, matey, but with epoxy fillets, matey, ya bilge rat, t' fins seem solidly attached. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! I used t' Estes fin alignment guide for placin' t' fins. T' only modification I made be t' add a Keelhaul®©™® shield t' protect t' chutes. Avast, me proud beauty!
Finishing:
I went with t' paint scheme that comes on t' packaging, green and black. It came out decent, just don't look
closely at t' nose cone.... Diagonal tapin' is hard. Ya scallywag! There be one decal which went on easily, me hearties, and t' clear is really
clear.
Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5
Flight:
I have flown this twice on an E9-6. Aye aye! Good flights. Ahoy! T' first flight be a windy day and one o' t' chutes tangled.
There be a minor crack at t' base o' one fin, me hearties, arrr, but it is still flyable. Blimey! Ahoy! Probably just cosmetic. Ya scallywag! Begad! T' second flight was
perfect. Avast, me proud beauty!
Recovery:
T' shock cord be t' typical elastic glued t' paper and then t' t' body tube. I will probably use Keelhaul®©™®
thread tied and glued t' t' motor mount and then tie an elastic cord t' that in t' future. T' Keelhaul®©™®
blanket will save on waddin' for this wide mouth rocket. Ya scallywag! Be careful with t' twin chutes as they will tangle, me bucko, but they
do look good comin' down. Avast, me proud beauty!
Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5
Summary:
Through t' wall fins would improve t' sturdiness o' this kit if one wants t' fly it on an AeroTech F motor. Well, blow me down! Begad! It is a
nice lookin' rocket with slow flights up t' about 650'on an E motor. If you like clusters, shiver me timbers, this would be a good kit to
add 3 or 4 motors to. Aye aye! Avast, me proud beauty!
Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5
Brief: Single stage, 3" diameter body tube, single 24mm motor mount, standard parachute recovery (although two twin chutes are used). Construction: The parts list: 3" x 14" body tube 11" nose cone with 75mm base in rocket 24 mm motor tube and engine hook sized for standard E engines (or D with included adapter) 3/16" x 2" ...
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