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Contributed by Eric Truax
(Contributed - by Eric Truax - 04/16/04) Brief:
Single stage, all plastic rocket with the screw on plastic back to hold the
motor in.
Construction:
The rocket is all plastic, with the standard elastic shock cord. 3 molded fins.
Construction is really straight forward. The only bug in the ointment I had
is that my kit came as a 2 set with a Maverick Missile. I bought the kit at
Wal-Mart and the whole thing was under 8 dollars. It's made of a plastic that
you cannot use plastic model cement on. No problem, I used super glue instead!
The instructions are super easy to understand and just about anyone can put
this rocket together. The best part is all the decals are painted on except for
the wings, so finish is a snap. The kit went together in about a half hour.
Finishing:
Just follow the instructions. It looks pretty good when done!
Construction Rating:
5
out of 5
Flight:
I flew my rocket using the A10-3T motor on a breezy day with 15mph gusts or
better. It was a little hard to get the plastic retainer on and was a bit of a
tight fit. The recovery wadding was the trickiest to get in and I still haven't
mastered that. The rocket itself is very stable, and even in a 10mph gust went
up straight and true to about 200ft or so.
Recovery:
I thought the shock cord on my model was a bit long. I loaded it in after 1.5
sheets of wadding and then the parachute. The chute was very tricky to get into
the triangular body and seemed rather large for such a small rocket. I had to
refold it twice to get it in. On the first flight, the chute deployed OK and
recovery was very nice! It came down at a steady pace and landed softly. I
noticed that it didn't eject the wadding though, which was hung up inside. On
the 2nd flight, it only popped the nose cone off and never ejected the chute!
It landed with a THUMP but there was absolutely no damage! After pulling out
all the recovery materials, the engine had blown past the wadding and fried the
chute! This rocket is very tricky to set up for recovery but it seems nearly
indestructible anyway!
Flight Rating:
2
out of 5
Summary:
The main con to this rocket is trying to get the recovery system to function
properly. However, it flies beautifully and is nearly indestructible. In fact
it's kind of nice to come home and throw the thing in the sink and clean it up!
It's a cinch to put together, and will get you in the air quickly.
Overall Rating:
4
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