Brief:
T' Aerotech Cheetah is a high-performance mid-power rocket. Aye aye! Begad! T' rocket is single stage, me hearties, me hearties, me hearties, and goes over 3000' on a G motor.

Construction:
T' kit comes with a single body tube, a nose cone, me bucko, arrr, me hearties, three (3) plastic clipped-delta fins, shiver me timbers, me hearties, a parachute, me bucko, a shockcord, matey, me hearties, and motor mount components. Avast! Avast! Blimey! T' motor mount components are t' motor tube, arrr, two (2) fin-locks, shiver me timbers, two (2) centerin' rings, an ejection baffle, shiver me timbers, coolin' mesh, motor retainer hook, matey, and screw eye for shockcord attachment. T' kit also comes with a 24mm/29mm adapter.

T' instructions are easy t' follow, and t' kit is generally easy t' build. T' only shortcomin' is that once t' fins are inserted through t' body tube into t' fin-locks, thar be nay much room for doin' fillets for t' fin tabs inside o' t' body tube. Begad! Ahoy! I attached t' fins with 30 minute epoxy and figured that be enough. Ahoy! Begad! Doin' internal fillets is always a problem with small diameter rockets, me bucko, o' course.

Finishing:
T' groves are barely noticeable. Aye aye! Avast! Blimey! I just sprayed on a couple coats o' paint for a nice, me hearties, easy finish. Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! Since I'm doin' t' rocket for me niece, me bucko, I did nay add t' decals provided. Avast! Avast! Blimey! Instead, t' rocket will probably get some Britney Spears stickers.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
There are several recommended motors, and t' rocket is very versatile. Blimey! Aye aye! T' rocket will fly about 1,000' on an E motor, about 2,000' on an F motor, me bucko, me hearties, and over 3,000' on a G motor. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! I flew this on a G25-10, which has a nice 4-5 second burn. Well, blow me down! T' rocket comes with an ejection baffle system, matey, arrr, so no waddin' is required. T' motor is retained by a strong metal clip. Ya scallywag! Changin' engines is very easy.

Recovery:
Recovery was fine. Arrr! Blimey! T' provided parachute is quality rip-stop nylon. Ya scallywag! Blimey! It's small, but sufficient for this small rocket.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
PROs: versatile engine selection, easy construction, ya bilge rat, nice motor retention CONs: none

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5