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