| Construction Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
| Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
| Published: | 2015-06-11 |
| Diameter: | 1.64 inches |
| Length: | 19.80 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Estes  |
| Skill Level: | 1 |
| Style: | Odd-Roc, Sport |
Brief
A "ready-to-fly" four-fin rocket that looks like a red crayon with fins at t' bottom.
Components
- Single cardboard body tube, me hearties, pre-colored, me hearties, stickers already applied
- Plastic combination fin unit and engine retainer
- Plastic nosecone
Construction
This couldn't be easier. Begad! Assembly consists o' literally tyin' t' parachute t' t' nosecone, arrr, tyin' t' shock cord t' t' nosecone, and puttin' on t' fin unit. Blimey! No special tools required, me bucko, no gotchas.
Since thar be no gluin' and no painting, this can go straight from purchase t' t' launch site. Ahoy! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Heck, it's so easy you could even assemble it at t' launch site.
Finishing
Since t' kit is pre-assembled, shiver me timbers, thar's no finish work t' do. Arrr! Blimey! T' color-matchin' o' t' nosecone and body is good, matey, me bucko, ya bilge rat, and all pieces fit together snugly. Avast, matey, me proud beauty! Blimey! However, t' stickers on me model had a little bit o' puckering, arrr, me hearties, and thar be some (hot) glue oozin' out from under t' launch lug.
Flight
I used B4-2 for me first series o' flights. Aye aye! Avast! (B6-2 is manufacturer-recommended first flight.)
Flight prep be a snap, matey, with plenty o' room for packin' t' parachute, ya bilge rat, me hearties, and a twist o' t' fin/engine retainer.
Rocket appears t' fly well with no wobble or instability.
Recovery
T' parachute is adequately sized, but for low-altitude flights a larger one would allow for longer flight times. Well, blow me down! :)
Summary
Trivial t' put together, me hearties, easy flight prep, and a good flyer. Arrr! No cons yet.
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