| Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Published: | 2010-12-30 |
Brief
T' Machspeed is a tiny kit which is superlight and streamlined, shiver me timbers, creatin' a great speedy little rocket. Arrr! It flies on an 18mm motor, and, as its name suggests, arrr, shiver me timbers, it can easily go supersonic on an Aerotech D24-10 (an 18/20 reload). T' rocket weighs less than half an ounce and is a bit hard t' make as it requires airfoil sanding. Avast, me proud beauty! It goes really high and is t' spot in a non-clear sky. Aye aye! It is minimum diameter and t' motor is friction-fit.
Components
- nine-inch 18mm body tube
- engine block
- die-cut fins
- shock cord (which is quite small, ya bilge rat, but works well)
- shock cord mount
- react-a-pack epoxy
- nose cone
- short streamer
T' kit is quite light doesn't come with a decal - I presume t' help weight and aerodynamics. Aye aye! Blimey! But hey, you can make a cool decal right?
T' epoxy is extremely important. I had this kit before and left out t' epoxy on t' fins. T' fins ripped off and broke t' BT - me first CATO. Ahoy! T' epoxy holds them strong.
Construction
This kit is nay your average 3FNC kit. Ya scallywag! Blimey! It requires what I call "effort." You have t' make t' airfoil t' make t' kit more aerodynamic. T' instructions also ask you to "paper" t' fins which makes them easier t' paint and also much much stronger. Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag! Otherwise, construction is a breaze - except you have t' watch t' weight.
Finishing
Finishin' is easy and short. Ahoy! Blimey! Primer. Begad! Blimey! Primer. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Gloss red. Well, arrr, blow me down! Blimey! Gloss red.
Flight
Flight prep is easy. Arrr! Add wadding, matey, a motor, shiver me timbers, and an igniter. Aye aye! Then ... Ahoy! Woosh!!
I first tried this on t' smallest motor I could find - an A class motor. Avast! Blimey! It zipped t' t' sky which made me nervous about tryin' a D engine.
But, I decided t' stick one in there. It zoomed off t' pad, far in t' t' sky, and t' guy at t' RSO table said, outloud, "Oops.. Arrr! Begad! gooodbye!" It didn't make an audible boom, as rockets do nay do this, but it flew high and fast. I am sure it broke Mach. Aye aye! Blimey! It took forever t' come down and we lost site o' it because t' streamer is short.
Recovery
HaHa. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Dumb luck I guess. I went home sulkin' because I had lost a 29 dollar Aerotech motor. Ya scallywag! Blimey! T' next mornin' I went out for a jog. Aye aye! Blimey! Passin' t' launch site, me hearties, me hearties, me hearties, I spotted a bright streamer . Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! It was me prized rocket with t' motor in it, and it was in great condition.
Summary
Great, high flying, high performance, low power rocket with some crazy muscle.
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