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Contributed by Bruce Markielewski
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The following excerpt is
from "Sport Rocketry".The intention is to allow guests to get a basic
feeling about a kit. We strongly suggest that you get a copy of the referenced
Sport Rocketry and read the entire article. Inside you will find many helpful
hints in construction as well as other useful information. For more
information, use the two links above.
(Sport Rocketry - May/Jun 1996 - page 15 - by Bruce Markielewski)  "The kit has very few parts - only a
dozen or so on the glider portion of the kit."
"The boost phase is made possible by a "Power Pod" that is
ejected at apogee and is recovered separately."
"The main body is unique, being made from thin molded sheets of styrofoam
that have a very thin, smooth plastic coating on the outer surface."
"The assembly instructions are excellent, and each step is detailed
precisely."
"I had no problem building the power pod and the main tube, but problems
arose when I began to assemble the styrofoam parts. . . Even a light coating of
contact cement was enough to disfigure the foam . . ."
"Another more serious problem was a severe misalignment of the rear of
each body half."
"The decals are the self-adhesive type . . ."
"The boost was very straight, as expected, and while the glide isn't going
to set any duration records, it is impressive for the model's size, and the
glider recovers safely."
The entire article
gives the impression is that this kit for an intermediate/expert
modeler. Flight Log| Date | Rocket Name | Motor(s) | Altitude | Notes |
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| 2004-09-19 | Dwayne Surdu-Miller's Estes SR-X | C6-3 | - | Weathercocked early during boost. Big climb after core ejection. Strange floaty glide, with many... | | 2005-07-31 | Dwayne Surdu-Miller's Estes SR-X | C6-3 | - | Boost started out straight, then arced with the wind. Ejection was smooth, core ejected nicely... | | 2005-09-17 | Dwayne Surdu-Miller's Estes SR-X | C6-3 | - | After ascending about 30 metres up, arced to just a bit above horizontal! Smooth ascent on core... | | 2005-09-22 | Matt Gillard's Estes SR-X | C6-3 | - | Great lift, went horizontal at about 90 feet, barrel rolled 4 times, then went into glide phase,... | | 2005-09-22 | Matt Gillard's Estes SR-X | C6-3 | - | second launch, good lift, nice and straight, went into glide phase and fell, not enough nose mass... | | 2005-09-26 | Matt Gillard's Estes SR-X | B4-2 | - | didn't have a c6-3, so flew on a B4-2. flew an impressive 3 meters of the pad and belly floped. 2... | | 2005-10-18 | Matt Gillard's Estes SR-X | C6-3 | - | two barrel rolls on the way up, ejection charge did not completely eject core, both glider and... | | 2005-10-22 | Dwayne Surdu-Miller's Estes SR-X | C6-3 | - | Straight boost. Sudden smooth climb after core ejected. Beautiful flat glide, wow! No damage. | | 2006-02-10 | Matt Gillard's Estes SR-X | C6-3 | - | binded to rod, sat there kicking out enought heat to melt the motor retainer clip. slight melt to... | | 2006-02-10 | Matt Gillard's Estes SR-X | C6-3 | - | slow boost, ejected core at apogee, tight circle glide back. flat bottom landing | | 2006-03-03 | Matt Gillard's Estes SR-X | C6-3 | - | as before, failed to move off the pad, will try once more with a brand new rod. no damage to... | | 2006-05-08 | Dwayne Surdu-Miller's Estes SR-X | C6-3 | - | Straight boost, smoothly coasting to horizontal. Dramatic fast climb when core ejected. Smooth,... | | 2006-06-03 | Matt Gillard's Estes SR-X | C6-3 | - | Ejection of core at apogee, rocket barrel roled up, and gave a loop the loop after core ejection,... | | 2006-06-16 | Matt Gillard's Estes SR-X | C6-3 | - | none vertical boost coast phase went horizontal, core ejection was with nose cone down, did not... | | 2006-06-18 | Dwayne Surdu-Miller's Estes SR-X | C6-3 | - | Shortly after boost, went nearly horizontal again. Glider made a big loop following ejection. ... |
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