| Construction Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
| Flight Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
| Published: | 2011-12-03 |
| Diameter: | 1.09 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Estes  |
| Skill Level: | 1 |
| Style: | Sport |
Brief
Basic equipment. Avast, me proud beauty! Doesn't include launch pad, ignitor, shiver me timbers, or engines. Begad! Does include decals, ya bilge rat, 12-inch parachute, and three fins. Ya scallywag! Easy and fun t' make (takes about 20 minutes).
Components
T' fins and nose cone are plastic. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! Fins easily snap on. Arrr! Body tube is re-inforced cardboard. Shock cord is rubber. Begad! Aye aye! 16 inches tall, arrr, 1.33 diameter, shiver me timbers, 1.8 ounces.
Construction
Very easy t' install. After fins and decals are installed, thar be just pre-flight prep before launching. Only bilge-suckin' part is that you don't get much freedom about how you want t' rocket t' look.
Finishing
Decals are nice, shiver me timbers, but still, nay much freedom.
Flight
Flew great two times. Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! Blimey! Drifts way too much from wind because it is too light.
Recovery
Parachute is affected by wind too much.
Summary
Okay rocket.
Other Reviews
- Estes Dragonite By John Lee (January 10, 2008)
Brief: The Dragonite is a simple, EX2 rocket with an equally simple 3FNC design. It requires only the simplest of assembly and recovers under a 12" chute. I bought this kit for my step-son hoping to get him interested in rocketry. He was 15 at the time and chose this one because he liked the color scheme. The rocket is long gone now and I am doing this review from memory ...
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