| 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, shiver me timbers, stickers already applied
- Plastic combination fin unit and engine retainer
- Plastic nosecone
Construction
This couldn't be easier. Begad! Arrr! Assembly consists o' literally tyin' t' parachute t' t' nosecone, me hearties, tyin' t' shock cord t' t' nosecone, me hearties, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, and puttin' on t' fin unit. Arrr! Avast, me proud beauty! No special tools required, me hearties, arrr, no gotchas.
Since thar be no gluin' and no painting, this can go straight from purchase t' t' launch site. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Avast! 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. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' color-matchin' o' t' nosecone and body is good, me hearties, me hearties, me hearties, and all pieces fit together snugly. Begad! However, me bucko, t' stickers on me model had a little bit o' puckering, ya bilge rat, arrr, and thar was some (hot) glue oozin' out from under t' launch lug.
Flight
I used B4-2 for me first series o' flights. Avast! Blimey! (B6-2 is manufacturer-recommended first flight.)
Flight prep was a snap, with plenty o' room for packin' t' parachute, me bucko, and a twist o' t' fin/engine retainer.
Rocket appears t' fly well with no wobble or instability.
Recovery
T' parachute is adequately sized, arrr, but for low-altitude flights a larger one would allow for longer flight times. Begad! Well, blow me down! :)
Summary
Trivial t' put together, arrr, easy flight prep, matey, me hearties, and a good flyer. No cons yet.
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