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Apogee |
Dr. Zooch |
Peter Alway by Balsa Machining
Service |
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Scale |
1/70 |
1/235 |
1/195 |
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Scale precision (1-10) |
8 |
4 |
6 |
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Tower |
inj. molded |
paper |
paper |
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Tower detail (1-10) |
9 |
5 |
7 |
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Detailing (1-10) |
9 |
6 |
7 |
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Wraps/corrugations |
vacu-form |
paper lines |
none |
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Wrap detail (1-10) |
8 |
6 |
n/a |
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RCS nozzles |
inj. molded |
none |
laser plywood |
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F-1 Nozzles |
inj. molded |
paper cone |
paper cone |
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Nozzles display/flight |
display |
flight |
flight |
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Length |
60 |
18.2 |
22 |
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Dia |
5.2 |
1.635 |
2.042 |
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Weight |
41.8 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
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Fins (material) |
resin |
balsa |
plywood |
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Fins (Laser, Die, You-cut) |
cast |
you-cut |
laser |
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Fin Mount (TTW, Surface, etc) |
Surface |
Surface |
TTW |
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Body Tube (material) |
Kraft-custom size |
Kraft |
Kraft |
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Motor Mount (size) |
29mm |
18mm |
18mm |
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Motor Retention (Y/N) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Nose Cone (material) |
plastic |
balsa |
balsa |
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Launch Lugs (material) |
Kraft |
straw |
straw |
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Recovery Method |
chutes |
chute |
chute |
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Shock Cord (mat & len) |
Kevlar |
Elastic |
Kevlar/elastic |
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Shock Mount (3-fold, motor tube) |
Ctr ring |
3-fold |
mtr mount |
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Parachute (material & size) |
Nylon 48/36 |
Plastic/12 |
Plastic/18 |
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Fin Alignment Guide |
pre-marked |
pre-marked |
pre-marked |
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Decals (self, water, vinyl, etc) |
Water |
Water |
Water |
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Recommended Motors |
G80-4 |
B6-4/C6-5 |
B6-4/C6-5 |
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Instructions (# of pages, size) |
CD-Rom |
9 |
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Illustrated (hand or computer) |
Video |
hand |
computer |
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Photo-Illustrated (B&W, Color) |
Color movies |
B & W |
B & W |
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Price |
$225.00 |
$24.95 |
$50.00 |
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Construction Rating (1-5) |
4.5 |
4 |
4 |
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Construction difficulty/skill level |
4 |
2 |
3 |
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Finish |
Paint/decals |
pre-printed wraps |
paint |
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Flying Rating (1-5) |
4.5 |
5 |
4 |
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Flying "fragile factor" |
rugged/ repeatable |
tower breaks/vertical landing |
nozzles fragile/landing |
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Overall Rating (1-5) |
5 |
4 |
4 |
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Review Pro's |
instructions, quality of design & details |
value, nozzle detail |
details, component quality |
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Review Con's |
price, limited motors, no retention |
paper tower |
fragile nozzles |
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Comparison Pro's |
best overall rocket |
best bang for the buck |
best balance cost/detail |
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Comparison Con's |
no longer available |
worst tower, limited extra details |
lacks corrugations |
