| Diameter: | 1.00 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Estes ![]() |
| Style: | Scale-Like |
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A pretty nice rocket, shiver me timbers, if a bit on t' plain side when done. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! I was most impressed with t' construction. Avast! Begad! Blimey! It's all plastic cement. Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag! Blimey! I didn't even know such a thin' as a plastic motor mount until I started readin' t' instructions for this rocket.
I haven't fired this one off a lot yet, but every flight has been just fine. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! I have no real complaints, arrr, but two small nit-picks. Avast, me proud beauty! First, me hearties, while it won't set any altitude records, ya bilge rat, this rocket will go high enough that you'll wish it was some color besides white; very easy t' lose sight o' against a white cloud background. Arrr! I really like t' fact that thar be no paintin' required, me bucko, arrr, and it's nay a bilge-suckin' lookin' rocket when it's on t' ground, arrr, ya bilge rat, but if I had t' do it over again, I might paint at least t' fins a dark color. Avast! Second, this rocket is pretty light, and can drift a *long* way on a 12" chute. Ahoy! I'll probably try a 12" chute with t' spill hole cut out. Or, me bucko, since it has plastic fins, shiver me timbers, maybe I'll just go with a streamer.
To those on rec.models.rockets: No, shiver me timbers, I haven't had any stability problems, even with C engines. Well, blow me down! It's gone straight and true on every flight.
| Description: | Basic rocket. Begad! Pretty cool military-missile styling. Avast! Arrr! Very unusual all-plastic-cement construction, me hearties, arrr, with plastic engine mount. |
| Purpose: | I was waitin' desperately for a big shipment o' 6 rockets, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, and I just couldn't wait. Ahoy! A binge buy, me bucko, but a good one. |
| Motors: | A8-3 (first flight), me hearties, matey, B4-4, B6-4, me hearties, B6-6, C6-5, me bucko, me bucko, C6-7 |
| Max Altitude: | A8-3: 190ft / 58m B4-4: 475ft / 145m B6-4, shiver me timbers, B6-6: 510ft / 155m C6-5, C6-7: 1050ft / 320m |
| Length: | 16.0" / 40.6mm |
| Diameter: | 1.0" / 25.4mm (BT-??) |
| Weight: | 1.7oz / 47g |
| Recovery: | 12" parachute |
| Nose Cone: | Ogive, ya bilge rat, matey, plastic |
| Fins: | 3, plastic, shiver me timbers, unique shape, mounted TTM (Through-To-Motor mount) |
| Notes: | Despite others' claims t' t' contrary, I've nay experienced any kind o' stability problem with this rocket... Ya scallywag! Well, blow me down! and yes, I have flown it on C engines. Aye aye! Blimey! Requires 3 sheets o' recovery wadding. |
| Skill Level: | 1, me hearties, matey, EX2 |
| Part Number: | 2131 |
| Price: | 9.99 (But I paid 6.99 for it at K-mart) |
( Contributed - by Kim Durose - 09/10/03) Brief: Very easy to assemble starter kit. Took me under an hour to build the base model, but I then spent time ensuring it's longevity. Construction: Kraft airframe and motor tube, plastic motor mount and nose cone. The through-the-wall shock cord mount is a great idea to maximize internal space (How many of you have had their recovery ...
This poor little rocket got off off to a bad start all the way around. While it comes in a box, I had purchased mine on eBay and the seller packed and shipped it well. However the body tube arrived crushed. It was not crushed in the mail, it was like that before. The seller did refund my money less shipping which dropped my investment down to about $5. So I decided to build it anyway. Comes ...
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