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Brief:
I'm almost ashamed to admit having an RTF in my fleet, but this rocket actually looks pretty cool and flies much better than any other RTF I've seen lately. With a half-off coupon and already owning everything else in the store, I just couldn't walk away empty handed and picked this up for about $6.
Construction:
The rocket is all plastic, with "menacing" decals already applied and a 12" chute.
Construction consists of attaching the chute. I guess that's why they call these ready-to-fly...
Finishing:
No finishing work whatsoever is needed, except for tucking in the wings before flight. I have no idea what the purpose of these are, as they aren't supposed to be deployed for flight and don't come out at apogee for a glide effect.
Construction Rating: 4 out of 5
Flight:
First flight was on an A10-3T, which is supposed to achieve 209 feet. I think that was a fairly accurate estimate as it flew fairly straight and stable, weathercocking slightly into an 8 mph wind.
Recovery:
The chute popped out at apogee but didn't unfold, acting as a very small streamer. No damage done though as the rocket landed in tall grass.
Flight Rating: 4 out of 5
Summary:
This is a good rocket for the kids and can be a nice diversion on the nasty weather days when you want to fly SOMETHING but don't want to sacrifice any of your favorites. With a retail price of $12 though, I'd look for one of those half-off coupons before picking this one up.
Overall Rating: 3 out of 5
Single stage, all plastic rocket with the screw on plastic back to hold the motor in. 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 ...
Brief: This rocket, like its older Estes and Centuri brothers, is based on the AGM-86 A.L.C.M. Cruise Missile. Although it isn't 18mm, it sure get's up there! (Estes should have made it 18mm, trade-off in a RTF world.) Construction: This is a Ready-to-Fly model. The only thing that I would CON about it is that the shock cord wasn't long enough, and that the 13mm motor wasn't ...
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D.B.Jr. (June 1, 2001)