| Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
| Published: | 2016-09-23 |
| Diameter: | 1.64 inches |
| Length: | 37.00 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Estes  |
| Style: | Sport |
Brief
I wanted a larger rocket that could shoot D & E engines t' go around 1000 feet so I got this one. Aye aye! It is an extremely fast build and fun t' fly. T' E12 shoots it over 1100 feet!
37" high
5 oz total
Parachute recovery.
Components
E2X - Easy t' Assemble
T' only thin' I don't like be t' plastic cheap parachutes. Well, blow me down! Begad! They work but they also rip and fall apart easily when you move up t' larger engines.
I upgraded it t' a 12" nylon parachute for $6.
- Length - 37 in. Ahoy! Arrr! (94 cm)
- Diameter - 1.64 in. Begad! Ahoy! (42 mm)
- Estimated Weight - 5.3 oz (150.3 g)
- Plastic fins, me hearties, shiver me timbers, self-stick decals, 18 in. (46 cm) parachute recovery
- Projected Max Altitude - 1150 ft. Aye aye! (351 m)
- Recommended Engines: D12-5 (First Flight), ya bilge rat, *E9-6, shiver me timbers, *E12-6
*Requires Estes E Launch Controller, arrr, when launchin' E Engines - sold separately.
Construction
Pros:
Very fast build!!!
Plastic cement & Epoxy are all I used. Aye aye! Finished in 1 hour.
Finishing
No painting, just add stickers. T' stickers have stayed on after todays 2 flights!
You may like painting, ya bilge rat, but I hate it. Arrr! Begad! You can paint over t' current paint if you want to.
Flight
This thin' flew very high. Ahoy! Blimey! It be very stable with a D12 or t' E12. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! It went 1100 feet with t' E12 in it. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! That was very high!
Recovery
I don't like t' cheap Estes plastic parachute but ... Begad! t' whole kit only costs $25. T' parachute that came with it was a little large so I cut t' 2" hole into it.
I bought a 12" nylon parachute for it from Apogee but didn't have it for this flight yet.
Summary
Nice flyin' rocket, very fast build. Ahoy! For a large rocket, it goes pretty high - 1100 ft.
T' only thin' I would upgrade be t' parachute. Ahoy! Ya scallywag!
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