Brief:
This is Estes new egg launcher with dual parachute recovery. The main body is
the 24mm motor mount with a 18mm adapter. It is said to fly on every thing from
a B4-2 to a E9-4. It comes with two parachutes a 12 and a 18 inch standard
ready to use plastic chutes.
Construction:
The kit comes with one body tube and a heavy duty egg nose cone with rubber egg
cushion, 2 E engine hooks, 1 18mm engine hook for the 18mm motor mount, 3 laser
cut balsa fins, launch lug mount, 2 of Estes rubber shock cords (one 18 inches
long and one 30 inches long), and a set of decals.
Estes says this is a level 2 kit and I believe them on this one. This kit
was straightforward on how to build it. The directions were very well laid out
and easy to follow. Was a very fast build; the only thing I did different was
to throw out the rubber bands and go to a longer set of nylon cords for my
shock cords.
Finishing:
With a little bit of care this one it can look just like the photo on the
package and I am no model builder. So if I can do it, anyone can. The decals
are the newer stick on types so a little care is needed to get it right the
first time. I do wish they would go back to the waterslide type.
Construction Rating:
4
out of 5
Flight:
I tried a C6-3 for the first flight and I am glad I did. It was just a little
windy and a breeze caused it to weathercock badly on the first flight. It only
went about 100 feet up then turned into the breeze.
It ejected about 50 feet up and the chute came out--lucky for me there was
no damage. It did not even break the egg. If I had used the B4 motor, it never
would have made it. The rocket is too heavy for B motors with an egg load.
Without an egg it would be fine, but what is the point of having an egg
launcher if you don't fly an egg? Well, the next flight was good. I got the
launch off between wind gusts and had a nice straight flight with perfect
deployment of the chute. On the third launch the chute tangled and the egg was
lost but the rocket survived without damage. It's a tough little rocket and
nose cone. I will try it on an E motor next time or maybe even an AeroTech D13
motor. I might even get brave and put a F motor in it.
Recovery:
Good flights although the chutes are too small for competition. Even with the
18 inch chute, the hang time was only 20 seconds. From what I have seen at some
competition launches, this would never make it. However, if you are looking for
fun, then this is your baby. I definitely do not like the Estes new rubber band
shock cords. Throw them out and get something better.
Flight Rating:
4
out of 5
Summary:
This is a very good design and is fun to fly. The only bad thing is it will
never make it at competition flights for B motors with the parachutes provided.
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
Flight Log
| Date | Rocket Name | Motor(s) | Altitude | Notes |
|---|
| 2006-04-07 | Donald Besaw's Estes Eggscaliber | C11-3 | - | Great first flight, launched with an egg in the egg capsule. Both sections recovered close to pad... |
| 2006-04-16 | Donald Besaw's Estes Eggscaliber | D12-3 | - | Very nice flight but the egg capsule chute shredded upon ejection, both egg and capsule smashed on... |
| 2007-03-18 | Jonah Dahncke's Estes Eggscaliber | D12-5 | - | This flight would have been perfect for Egg duraration if the land had no hills of trees. |
| 2007-04-08 | James Powers's Estes Eggscaliber | C11-3 | - | Launched for some fun with an Easter Egg. Rocket lawndarted, not sure why the cone did't eject. ... |
| 2008-04-26 | John Partridge's Estes Eggscaliber | D12-3 | - | Half of the shroud lines ripped through, came down as a big streamer. Egg broken. |
| 2008-05-24 | John Partridge's Estes Eggscaliber | D12-3 | - | D Eggloft duration - 24in parachute, 112 sec. |
| 2008-05-24 | John Partridge's Estes Eggscaliber | D12-3 | - | D Eggloft duration - 18 in. parachute, 56 sec. |
| 2010-01-24 | Mark Rose's Estes Eggscaliber | E9-4 | - | First flight--despite two motor retention hooks, the motor shot out the back from the ejection... |
| 2010-11-06 | Brian Hoover's Estes Eggscaliber | C11-3 | - | good first launch, smallest motor I would use with an egg. recovery successful |
| 2010-12-29 | Brian Hoover's Estes Eggscaliber | D12-3 | - | chute didn't open on payload - scrambled!! |
| 2011-03-26 | Mike Greenwood's Eggscaliber | E9-4 | 650 feet | Perfect flight into the wind, ejection at apogee, Parachute shreded on deployment, egg servived! |
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M.S.J (December 6, 2006)