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Contributed by Scott Pearson Brief:
I saw a picture of this rocket as a new release from Estes a while back and
thought that it looked like
a lot of fun. I reminded me of the GoonyBird series whI thought was very
creative. I did not pay much attention to the spec's on this rocket and was in
for a suprise when I saw it at the hobby store the other day. Boy is it small,
I almost missed it on the pegboard it so small. Small but fun so I bought it
anyway.
Construction:
When I got home I took it out of the package this kit is in the E2X series
or the super easy line. There are very few parts to this kit. Two plastic
halves a nose cone, small engine tube, small streamer, elastic and a bit of
clay.
I did not even look at the instructions this kit is so intutive to
construct. I did modify a few bits on this kit. I could not get all of the clay
in the nose, so I took out some and replaced half the clay with a small fishing
weight. I also ditched the elastic and the plastic streamer. I added some
Kevlar®
string and Teflon plumbers tape for a completly flame proof recovery
system.
I was done in about 15 minutes start to finish.
Finishing:
The kit comes already finished so no finishing is needed. It also comes with
some sticker decals that are added when complete.
Construction Rating:
4
out of 5
Flight/Recovery:
Since it was a bit windy I decided to use a 1/2A3-4T so that it would not go to
high. I got a lot of comments on the way to the flight line, people were very
amused by the size of this rocket. I loaded it up on the low power pad and
waited for the count 5-4-3-2-1 Whoop-pop, the nose seperated and came down on
streamer and the body came down on its own 20 feet away. The ejection charge
had toasted the Kevlar string, I had it glued to the engine mount. I could not
fly it again until I reattach the shock cord, someone up higher on the rocket.
All in all I was very pleased with the flight, it went straight and came down
close to the pad even in moderate winds.
Flight Rating:
3
out of 5
Summary:
Pros - Cheap kit, easy to construct.
Cons - Very small and easy to lose.
Overall Rating:
4
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