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Aerotech - Arreaux (89013) [1989-]

Manufacturer:Aerotech
Style:Sport
Construction Rating:
Flight Rating:
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Contributed by Solomon Westerman

Brief:
High-Performance, Payload Rocket.

Rocket Pic

Construction:
Your standard 3FNC (3 Fins and a Nose Cone) rocket on the outside, but has a complex interior.

As with my other Aerotech kit, one page was missing (payload construction) and substituted for another page already printed. But the rocket construction was pretty simple, so you could figure it out. The only thing different is the FinLock rings, which glue onto the Motor Mount and "lock" in the fins. It makes for a very strong fin can, with no need for fillets.

Pros:

  • Tank-like construction
  • Can be built all with CA (although I would build it with epoxy if I had another chance)

Cons:

  • I really hate the baffle system, it can clog up after just a few flights
  • Poor Shock cord mount, it could easily burn through.
  • I also hate the motor clip (tip broke off after first flight!)

Finishing:
No real trick on finishing, jus take your time and it will look great.

Construction Rating: 3 out of 5

Launch PicFlight:
I bought the Arreaux because of the amount of motors that can be used with it (almost any 29 or 24mm motor will work). No special preparation, you don't even need wadding with the baffle system. Feeling proud of my word (and because we were at LDRS XXII), I decided to launch it on a G38-4FJ. Thoes motors are great! They have the smoke of the Blackjack propellant, but without the super low thrust. I also put an altimeter (Adept, as I recall). Now, on the box it says "Flights to over 3000 feet", so I was expecting to get 2500, because of the fact that the G38 was not a full G. It was pretty windy, but I decided to launch anyway. My Arreaux shot off the pad like an arrow, and I heard the nice "poof" sound of motor ejection.

Recovery:
I saw the 9" chute (like I said, it was windy) tumble to the ground about 200' away. Upon inspection, the motor clip was broken, so I will cut it off and use tape. The altimeter was beeping just under 1600'.

Flight Rating: 4 out of 5

Summary:
Pros:

  • It will fly on any motor
  • Flies straight and true every time

Cons:

  • Aerotech really needs to beef up the Motor clip, Shock cord attachment, and maybe fine-tune the baffle system.

Overall, a good rocket for people just getting into Mid-Power Rocketry (although, without the baffle system, I could put a I200 in there...hmmm....)

Overall Rating: 3 out of 5

    Flight Log

    DateRocket NameMotor(s)AltitudeNotes
    1998-04-24Anthony Wood's Aerotech ArreauxG80-12- Fast off the pad. So high lost site of it quickly. Came down in a tree. Lost
    2000-03-18Geoff Stanford's Aerotech ArreauxF24-7- Another perfect flight, a little higher than the previous flight.
    2000-03-18Geoff Stanford's Aerotech ArreauxE18-4- Picture perfect flight, no damage.
    2000-03-18Geoff Stanford's Aerotech ArreauxE16-4- My Arreaux is about 2 oz. heavier than stock, thus the shorter delay. Didn't double check rod...
    2000-04-15Dale Emery's Aerotech ArreauxG33-7- Good Flight
    2000-04-15Geoff Stanford's Aerotech ArreauxE28-7- With this particular E motor, I used a longer delay due to the faster acceleration off the pad.
    2000-05-13Dale Emery's Aerotech ArreauxG33-7- Nice Flight
    2000-06-18Geoff Stanford's Aerotech ArreauxF22-7- Rod angle a wee bit too steep on this one. Perfect flight, though, except having to tromp through...
    2000-07-10Jarret Winkelman's Aerotech ArreauxF22-7- Great first flight. Motor had sat loaded for a month
    2000-07-15Geoff Stanford's Aerotech ArreauxF20-7- This one went way up and the drifted out of sight behind the Livermore park service buildings....
    2000-07-20Jarret Winkelman's Aerotech ArreauxG64-10- Perfect flight. Way Awsome!
    2000-08-05Jarret Winkelman's Aerotech ArreauxF22-7- Great flight.
    2000-08-13David Pacheco's Aerotech ArreauxE23-5- Maiden voyage for Arreaux; Very nice.
    2000-08-13David Pacheco's Aerotech ArreauxE16-7- Ejection failure. Probable cause was a clog in the Labyrinth Cooling System. Two fins loosened...
    2000-08-19Geoff Stanford's Aerotech ArreauxE18-4- Another great flight. I do like the E18, decent motor for mid-sized fields.
    2000-09-02David Pacheco's Aerotech ArreauxE16-7- Very nice liftoff! Nominal flight
    2000-09-02David Pacheco's Aerotech ArreauxF22-7- Nice, majestic liftoff. Very slow descent, but little wind meant a short walk.
    2000-09-09David Pacheco's Aerotech ArreauxF22-7- Major weathercocking action on the booster; Gliders pitch way too far down. Possibly the winning...
    2000-09-30David Pacheco's Aerotech ArreauxE16-7- Nominal flight.
    2000-09-30David Pacheco's Aerotech ArreauxF22-5- Nominal flight; Bounced on recovery :-) On RMS cleaning, most of the ejection cap is still intact.
    2000-10-03Jarret Winkelman's Aerotech ArreauxG64-10- Boy I love this rocket motor configuration.
    2000-10-22Geoff Stanford's Aerotech ArreauxE18-4- Flew great, this was at the East Bay Radio Control show, a demo launch that LUNAR put on. Great...
    2000-10-26Dale Emery's Aerotech ArreauxG33-7- Nice flight.
    2000-11-05Jarret Winkelman's Aerotech ArreauxG64-10- This rocket is Awsome. What a cool flight.
    2001-01-06Geoff Stanford's Aerotech ArreauxF20-7- When I used this particular motor on this day, it was at a relatively wide open field and I could...
    2001-02-17Geoff Stanford's Aerotech ArreauxF39-9- This was another textbook flight, if a tad early on ejection. I really do like those 24mm F...
    2001-06-24Tony Fragge's Aerotech ArreauxF14-4- Went into the wind and that was all she wrote. All I found that was usable was 3 fins and a 'chute.
    2001-07-14Pete Howarth's Aerotech ArreauxF25-6- Flew Great! The 6 second delay was too long with this motor. Next time I'll try the 4 second...
    2001-07-20David Saunders's Aerotech ArreauxG25-10- Dad put red tracking powder in. WOW! you can really see that stuff. The G25 was awsome.
    2001-07-20David Saunders's Aerotech ArreauxG35-4- Flown at LDRS XX. Great flight. The yellow parachute was very easy to see.
    2001-08-18Joe Balsamo's Aerotech ArreauxF52-71700 feet Great first flight of this rocket, apogee was at about 1700'
    2001-08-19Fred Walls's Aerotech ArreauxF23-7- First Flight. The rocket flew perfect. Straight as an arrow. Minor damage. The payload section hit...
    2001-08-20Pete Howarth's Aerotech ArreauxE30-5- Perfect flight for this light Rocket in a small field. Went straight up and landed about 600 feet...
    2001-08-26Joe Balsamo's Aerotech ArreauxF23-7- Good flight, but delay was waaay too long for my slightly overweight (epoxy instead of CA)...
    2001-09-08Joe Balsamo's Aerotech ArreauxF22-5- Wimpy blackjack lofted the rocket to slowly, went horizontal, looped, ejected saving body before...
    2001-09-30Joe Balsamo's Aerotech ArreauxF50-6- Excellent flight, recovered just a few yards from me on this flight. This shortened, nose-weighted...
    2001-09-30Joe Balsamo's Aerotech ArreauxF39-6- Another excellent flight, recovered about 50 yards from me.
    2001-09-30Joe Balsamo's Aerotech ArreauxF25-6- Nice launch, rocket entered fog bank and I did not see it again until it landed a few hundred...
    2001-10-13Joe Balsamo's Aerotech ArreauxF25-6- Good flight, nosecone came off (empty) payload bay. Seemed that ejection occured slightly early....
    2001-10-21Fred Walls's Aerotech ArreauxG38-71980 feet PerfectFlite Altimeter showed apogee at 1980 feet AGL.
    2001-10-28Joe Balsamo's Aerotech ArreauxF25-6- Lost in overcast sky briefly, club member found it on the way down.
    2001-11-03Joe Balsamo's Aerotech ArreauxG80-7- Rocket got zippered, will need to repair before next flight.
    2001-11-11Joe Balsamo's Aerotech ArreauxF25-6- Nice flight on rebuilt Arreaux. Cut off zippered section, added new length,repainted, and replaced...
    2001-12-08Joe Balsamo's Aerotech ArreauxF50-6- Zipper. I think the 6 second delay is too short for this motor with this average impulse for this...
    2001-12-08Joe Balsamo's Aerotech ArreauxF25-6- Perfect flight.
    2002-05-25Jason Vennard's Aerotech ArreauxE15-7- Maiden flight. Great flight, very straight boost, reached apogee, nosed over to horizontal then...
    2002-07-08Solomon Westerman's Aerotech ArreauxF25-7- Motor expoloded inside motor tube :( Pretty much everyting is destroyed. I hope to get a...
    2002-10-19David Tjarks's Aerotech ArreauxG35-7- This was my first mid powered rocket and after a couple years of being a general workhorse I used...
    2003-03-16Jason Vennard's Aerotech ArreauxF20-7- Great loud smokey flight. Good boost and recovery with no problems. 18 nylon chute.
    2003-04-26Jason Vennard's Aerotech ArreauxF23-7- Windy but seemed to be a nice motor, very straight and quick boost, straight up, no weather...
    2003-05-17Donald Besaw's Aerotech ArreauxG40-10- Another reject. Very nice flight, out of sight. Short recovery walk. No damage.
    2003-06-07Solomon Westerman's Aerotech ArreauxF20-4- First flight: Perfect! Econojet motors are sweet and loud.
    2003-07-19Donald Besaw's Aerotech ArreauxF22-7- Nice flight considering the fact that the F22 Blackjack reload used was nearly 7 years old....
    2003-07-21Solomon Westerman's Aerotech ArreauxG38-4- Pretty hefty winds, but the altimeter said it went just under 1600'. Motor clip damaged during...
    2003-07-26Solomon Westerman's Aerotech ArreauxF20-4- I tried one of the new F20 motors that we won at a raffle. Nice, slow burn, producing lots of...
    2003-08-15Danny Blackard's Aerotech ArreauxG64-10- awsom flight went so high i thought i lost it took forever to be spoted it had to be 2000 to...
    2004-03-18Alex Kowaleski's Aerotech ArreauxD12-3- A very basic flight, only went about 150 feet high, but the chute opened and no damage.
    2004-03-18Alex Kowaleski's Aerotech ArreauxF21-4- Great flight, perfect straight as an arrow boost to 1200-1300 feet, however, parachute came out...
    2004-03-26Alex Kowaleski's Aerotech ArreauxE9-6- A dusk launch, rocket was beautiful with this motor at twilight, went about 300 feet, perhaps...
    2004-03-30Joe Magginnis's Aerotech ArreauxF25-9- Excellent straight launch. Ejection perfect. The ejection baffle worked great. First time...
    2004-06-20Jason Vennard's Aerotech ArreauxF20-7- Another typical Arreaux flight, quick and very straight right up off the pad. Nice rocket/motor...
    2004-09-11Greg Deeter's Aerotech ArreauxG20-3- WOW! First flight. Last flight. Ellis Mountain G20-3 with 5.47 seconds of thrust seemed more like...
    2004-09-16Matt Kuhn's Aerotech ArreauxE15-7- Flew almost straight up in the air to about 650 ft. After it dug its grave, the parachute ejected....
    2004-09-19Frank DiMatteo's Aerotech ArreauxE16-8250 feet Blew out motor mount and crashed. It will fly again once fixed.
    2004-09-25Andrew Grippo's Aerotech ArreauxF20-4- Maiden flight went well. Very stable and recovered without damage
    2004-10-09Greg Deeter's Aerotech ArreauxG35-4- Wild ride on an AT SU G35-4. Veered into wind nicely with lots of thick black smoke. Landed just...
    2004-10-09Greg Deeter's Aerotech ArreauxF20-4- BACK FROM THE DEAD! Rocket previously thought lost on an Ellis G20-3. Very nice flight on an AT SU...
    2004-10-13Donald Besaw's Aerotech ArreauxE16-4- Wierd flight, took two ignitors to get the motor lit, went off horizontally. Recovered fine after...
    2004-10-23Jeff Henry's Aerotech ArreauxF40-101800 feet Rocket's first flight, very pleased with rocket motor combination.
    2004-11-13Greg Deeter's Aerotech ArreauxG35-4- Perfectly straight up to about 2800 feet on a 3 second burn. Lost sight for about 30 seconds....
    2005-01-21Andrew Grippo's Aerotech ArreauxF21-8- Nice lift off and flight, the F21 is a fun motor to fly with this rocket.
    2005-04-09Kyle Cornelius's Aerotech ArreauxF52-5- Very good flight-Higher than expected-early ejection
    2005-04-25Jerry Nishihira's Aerotech ArreauxF20-71067 feet first flight. beautiful flight - good recovery.
    2005-04-25Jerry Nishihira's Aerotech ArreauxF20-7- perfect flight again.
    2005-05-14Kyle Cornelius's Aerotech ArreauxF52-5- motor had a blow-by-ejected ~50 feet off ground, dragging the chute around-toasted the inside of...
    2005-05-15Scott Gruber's Aerotech ArreauxH165-10- Great red line off the engine. Will use a 90db beeper next time to help locate the rocket.
    2005-05-15Andrew Grippo's Aerotech ArreauxG33-7- Nice flight to about 2500'. Recovered in good shape and ready to go again. Good motor and delay...
    2005-05-28Kyle Cornelius's Aerotech ArreauxF52-5- It was an awesome flight-Alot higher than I expected-ejection before apogee but no damage
    2005-05-29Andrew Grippo's Aerotech ArreauxG64-10- Lost sight of this rocket on it's way down and never found it.
    2005-08-19Donald Besaw's Aerotech ArreauxE23-11- Great flight, delay reduced to about 6 seconds. Took off straight and fast to maybe 700 feet. Did...
    2005-10-22Jeff Henry's Aerotech ArreauxG64-10- Great Flight. Fast and high. Sims to about 3000 ft.
    2006-03-22Jeff Henry's Aerotech ArreauxE23-8- Great flight! 8 second delay is a little long, but the 5 second would be too short.
    2006-04-04Kyle Yawn's Aerotech ArreauxE28-7- This flight had a perfect straight up boost. The recovery system deployed just as the nose cone...
    2006-04-15Kyle Yawn's Aerotech ArreauxE28-7- Another perfect flight. Great kit!
    2006-07-15Kyle Yawn's Aerotech ArreauxE28-7- Another perfect flight on this rocket. Works great!
    2006-07-16Gene Wolski's BugOutE16-7- Great flight! First RMS motor.
    2006-09-16Kyle Yawn's Aerotech ArreauxF39-7- Just another great flight on this kit. It has definately become the workhorse of my fleet.
    2006-11-18Kyle Yawn's Aerotech ArreauxF39-7- Took some rod whip at the start of the flight and ripped off the bottom launch lug. I found it...
    2006-12-10Lucas Kalathas's Aerotech ArreauxF39-9- Super fast takeoff - Parachute didnt deploy but fell without any damage
    2006-12-11Lucas Kalathas's Aerotech ArreauxF12-5- Perfect flight
    2006-12-11Lucas Kalathas's Aerotech ArreauxF12-5- Great smoke - Nice flight - Parachute (32 Ultra X-Type) didnt get pushed out, but it fell slow -...
    2006-12-27Jerry Nishihira's Aerotech ArreauxF23-7- perfect flight on a Black Jack motor. Lots of black smoke on the laucnh pad after liftoff!
    2007-01-20Aaron Stanley's Aerotech ArreauxE9-4- It went up about 200 then turned over started heading down wards and ejected about 1/2 way down.
    2007-06-15Aaron Stanley's Aerotech ArreauxG125-15- The ejection charge fired just the payload section never separated and it came in on a flat spin...
    2007-06-16Aaron Stanley's Aerotech ArreauxG80-10- Perfect flight. Also must note this was a demo flight of the new G80.
    2007-06-17Gene Wolski's BugOutF37-6898 feet NARTREK Silver payload flight with PerfectFlite MAWD. Great flight & recovery.
    2007-11-18Gene Wolski's BugOutF62-6- Great boost but the chute tangled on the way down. The rocket recovered just fine.
    2007-12-08Aaron Stanley's Aerotech ArreauxG35-10- Perfect Flight.
    2008-07-27 Gene Wolski's BugOutF22-7- Almost gave up trying to launch this one due to Copperhead failures. I finally dug out one of my...
    2008-08-01Aaron Stanley's Aerotech ArreauxF42-4- Nice flight a slightly early ejection with a small zipper, but can fly again.
    2008-08-03Aaron Stanley's Aerotech ArreauxF27-8- a nice flight.
    2008-08-03Aaron Stanley's Aerotech ArreauxF27-8- Better flight then the F42-4.
    2008-08-16Don Bitz's Aerotech ArreauxG77-10- Maiden voyage of my new Arreau. Spectacular Redline flight .. instant ignition, bright red tail on...
    2009-02-08 Mark Rose's Aerotech ArreauxF52-8- Excellent flyer--quick boost, almost out of sight, no weathercocking at all, barely landed on the...
    2009-04-04Mark Rose's Aerotech ArreauxG64-10- Excellent motor for this rocket--almost out of sight.
    2009-07-05George Beever's Aerotech ArreauxE15-4- Took 3 tries to ignite the motor, and it was brand new from Value Rockets. Once it did start, it...
    2009-11-21Mark Rose's Aerotech ArreauxG71-10- Excellent flight--love that Redline flame.
    2010-01-02Aaron Stanley's Aerotech ArreauxF26-9-
    2010-03-14Gene Wolski's BugOutF22-7- Great flight with smoky trail.
    2010-05-29George Beever's Aerotech ArreauxF22-7- Perfect flight.
    2010-05-29George Beever's Aerotech ArreauxF25-9- Old motor - it huffed, and it chuffed - but it finally took off!
    2010-09-18 Mark Rose's Aerotech ArreauxG76-10- Excellent flight--plume color was more brilliant green in person than the camera.
    2010-11-13 Gene Wolski's BugOutF37-8- Great boost and recovery. This is one of my all time favorite rockets!
    2010-12-29Alex L.'s ArreauxF37-10- Nice white flame. Very late ejection. lost a NC and a fin on landing. good motor but a too long...
    2011-03-05vincent penoso's ArreauxE11-4J- Maiden Flight. In windy conditons and low thrust long burm morot , the model seemed to weather...
    2011-03-26vincent penoso's ArreauxE18-7w1345 feet Robust launch very happy with this flight. Nosecone separated. Previous flight with E11j motor was...
    2011-04-03 vincent penoso's ArreauxF24-7W915 feet wind 4-7mph~11mph gusts;wt:15.8oz;23"2"spill chute; beautiful flight;great recovery.exprcted much...
    2011-04-03vincent penoso's ArreauxF24-7W899 feet 23"2" chute; beautiful flight; decent rate with 2" spill very nice, very little drift.
    2011-07-02George Beever's Aerotech ArreauxAerotech E15-4- Good Flight.
    2011-08-20vincent penoso's ArreauxF39-6t981 feet good flight and recovery
    2011-09-01 Mike Caplinger's Aerotech ArreauxE20-7- Nice first flight.
    2011-09-01 Mike Caplinger's Aerotech ArreauxE20-7659 feet First flight with altimeter.
    2011-09-04Glen's "Green" ArreauxF42-8T- Flight was straight as an "arrow". Recovered approx. 400 yards from pad.
    2011-09-25Glen's "Green" ArreauxF42-8T-
    2011-10-01Mike Caplinger's Aerotech ArreauxF40-71552 feet Nice flight.
    2011-10-23Mike Caplinger's Aerotech ArreauxE20-7- Predicted duration; guessed 43 seconds, got 44.1 seconds.
    2011-12-03vincent penoso's Arreauxf24-4w870 feet 15.8oz; Alt-1; 21" 35% Hemi parachute with 1" spill hole
    2012-01-07 Mike Caplinger's Aerotech ArreauxG64-102497 feet Disappointing altitude, rocket weathercocked somewhat.
    2012-03-17 vincent penoso's ArreauxF39-6t985 feet Picture perfect day at Great Meadows NOVAAR #205 sport and TARC practice launch. Very light wind...
    2012-03-25Mike Caplinger's Aerotech ArreauxF35-81286 feet nice flight, stayed on field

    Comments:

    Y.L. (January 1, 2001)

    The Arreaux was my first mid-power kit. I've had my Arreaux now for three years and I've flown it on E15s, E30s, E16s (RMS), F14s and F22s (RMS) and I even used it to burn my old stock of FSI motors (E60s and F100s) for a total of about 40+ flights and it's still alive and kicking. It's lightweight enough to fly well on the whimmpy blackjack motors and delivers nice performance on everything else. I would recommend this kit to anyone.

    unknown (August 1, 2001)

    One thing I'd say about Aerotech kits is that they go together incredibly easy. Conservatively, I'd say they can be assembled in less than half the time of a PML or similar kit. My Arreaux flies straight even on an E, and can be flown on a small field. Recovery is close to the pad because there's not a lot of drift. I'd highly recommend this kit to anyone as a first mid-power kit.

    J.B. (September 1, 2001)

    This is a great rocket! Looks good, builds good, flies good. My first "BAR rocket" and it is highly recommended. The only difference I made in building mine is that I used all epoxy. Made it a bit heavier than stock and, thus, I fly on larger motors with shorter delays, but it is truly tank-like.

    S.G. (September 5, 2005)

    The rocket build great. After it was built I decided to retrofit it for a H165-R engine. To do this I had cut off the motor clip, but, left a good amount of it still there to hold the H165 reloadable. What a major work to remove the CA bond on the thrust ring. I had to use a dremel wand and cut and sand. I also used a cutter to eliminate motor hook tab on the inside. Once it was cleaned out I then epoxied the aft centering ring and also the bulkhead in the payload bay tube. I then epoxied parachute line for my shock cord to the payload bay tube eye screw and then to the main airframe side. This rocket took off. There was no altimeter but it must of gone close to mach speeds he way it leaped off the launch pad. Well we had many eyes looking for it and no one saw it any longer, it was lost. But a month later the farmers found it and it was mailed back to me. All was in tact except for there was some trample damage, which I'll repair and it will fly again. Great experience and the H165-R showed a beautiful red line.

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