Balsa Machining Service - Astron Drifter Kit
| Diameter: | 0.98 inches |
| Fin Material: | Balsa |
| Length: | 14.30 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Balsa Machining Service  |
| Model: | K14 |
| Motor Size: | 18 millimeters |
| Nose Cone Material: | Balsa |
| Power: | Low-Power |
| Product Type: | Kit |
| Recommended Motors: | 1/2A6-2, A8-3, B6-4, C6-5 |
| Recovery: | Parachute |
| Skill Level: | 2 |
| Status: | In-Production |
| Style: | Clone, Contest, Sport |
| Tags: | Family:Estes:Astron Drifter |
| Weight: | 1.00 ounces |
Reviews
- Balsa Machining Service Astron Drifter (Clone of the Month) By John Lee (July 11, 2009)
The Atron Drifter is an old line Estes kit that Balsa Machining produces a kit for. The kit comes with materials except for parachute and decals. I got a set of the classic decals from Excelsior. The kit is also sold without plans but a web address is given to download them. The first step in construction is to locate the coupler tube and the ring(s) intended to be fitted to the end. I was ...
- Balsa Machining Service Astron Drifter By Chan Stevens (September 3, 2008)
Balsa Machining Service began offering a Clone of the Month kit in the spring of 2008. Under this program, an old classic kit would be offered in bag-of-parts format (no instructions), minus any chute or streamer, and pre-order only. By accumulating all the orders, Bill could run a single large batch, have little or no leftover materials, and make this a very affordable offering--kits ...
Builds
- BMS Astron Drifter By Manny Trotta (May 20, 2013)
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Jeff Curtis (November 2, 2019)
I used Avery paper to cover the fins but have had a cracked fin on both flights. Should switch from a streamer to a parachute. Really gets up there on a A thought. Kind of wish I had anchored the Kevlar shock chord externally to the fins so it would drop nose first.