Estes - Gauchito Kit

Diameter: 1.54 inches
Fin Material: Balsa
Length: 8.60 inches
Manufacturer: Estes
Model: 809
Product Type: Kit
Production Years: 2004-2008
Recommended Motors: 1/2A3-2T, A10-3T, A3-4T
Recovery: Parachute
Skill Level: 1
Style: Scale
Weight: 1.08 ounces
Reviews
  • Estes X-Prize Gauchito By Brian Ray (January 16, 2009)

    This modification was my own personal response to what I had seen as an all-too-common statement on model rocket forums: add nose weight. It seemed to me that no matter the situation, the clarion call was for more and more nose weight. "Hey, I painted this rocket blue instead of yellow." "You better add some nose weight." While not usually a kit builder, I found this kit on clearance and decided ...

  • Estes X-Prize Gauchito By Donald Besaw Jr

    Brief: The Estes X-Prize Gauchito is a 1:55 scale model of Pablo de Leon and Associates' Ansari X-Prize entry. This model flies on 13mm motors up to 300 feet, recovers on a 12 inch parachute and has a removable display nozzle assembly. Construction: The kit came packaged in a plastic bag with header card and included the body tube, motor mount tube, motor retention hook, motor ...

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