Quest - Sport {Kit}

Quest Sport (QK)

Quest - Sport {Kit}

Contributed by Kyle Cornelius

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Manufacturer:

Quest

Pictures courtesty of Quest
Courtesy of Quest

Brief:
This is a real quick building modroc.

Construction:
All of the parts are pre-colored to make finishing much easier. The fins lock into a fin canister that is mounted into the back of the rocket. The fins and canister are both plastic. The parachute is much better than the Estes parachute. I love the Quest shock cord assembly. It comes with a 12" Kevlar® and a 12" elastic string. Overall the components are very good quality for this model.

PROs: instructions are very easy to follow with diagrams for every step. Very easy assembly as it's an almost ready to fly model and it's cheap. Good quality components

CONs: The fins and the body tube are close in color but not too much. It's OK for a sport model (hence the name).

Finishing:
Decals came with the model. They are good quality and easy to put on. No painting is required.

Construction Rating: 4 out of 5

Courtesy of Quest Flight:
I have only flown this model once. I wanted a low flight so I chose the A8-3. Despite the size, this rocket bulleted off of the pad. This really surprised me because of the rocket's diameter. Good flight even though the parachute didn't fully open. There was no damage.

Recovery:
I used the stock parachute that came with the model, but the parachute didn't open. I like the parachute much better than Estes parachutes.

Flight Rating: 4 out of 5

Summary:
This rocket goes together almost too fast. I was ready to fly it in 10 minutes (and most of that time was waiting for the epoxy to dry). Very good beginning model or just a fun one.

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5

Flights

Comments:

P.K. (January 17, 2006)

My best bet would be that this roc will see quite a following amongst us who feel a need for a cheap (cost wise, that is), sturdy (it will survive quite a beating if coming down hard on the fins) and..... errrr well Sporty! design. A rocket big enough to accommodate any good after-market ?chute without the hassle of having to try to stuff it down "a hole too small", and yet smallish enough to be flown on anything from A thru C. The small mods I made to the two I got just involves painting one body tube dark gray, the other bright red. Kinda like the red one the most, even though that the gray one seems to be even more visible against a clear blue sky. Only con I can find is that this roc is too big to easily be brought down on a streamer! But then again, that is exactly the same reason why I like it; It is big enough not to cause any problems getting ready for take off. Now all I need to do is to make and fit a couple of baffles...

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