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Contributed by Gareth Williams
Brief
The Super Neon XL from Estes is a tube-fin rocket with a beefy appearance and an E engine mount. A taller rocket it really draws peoples attention on and off the launch pad.
Components
- BT-60 body tube, and tube fins
- larger balsa ogive nose cone.
- smaller balsa fins attach to the tube fins.
- Two large decals for main body tube allow for a personal touch when finishing.
Construction
This the the third rocket I ever made. Easy to read instructions. Easy to build design.
Really nice nose cone for the price of the kit ($16.99 cnd). Tube fins and balsa fins were a bit tricky but patience and steady hands did the trick.
Finished product is strong and sleek.
Finishing
Filled all the Body tube spiral with watered down elmers wood filler.
Did not prime this one as it was one of the first rockets I ever made, but still got a great finish.
My three year old decided that he wanted a purple and silver rocket. So we swapped the lime green body paint for metallic purple, and painted the tube fins metallic silver. Fins were done the same color as the body.
We used the silver decal which turned out great.
Construction Score: 5
Flight
This rocket has flown on both D and E engines. 3 flights to date,many more to come :)
Always a straight true flight.
Not sure about altitudes.
The last flight was on an E engine, during which the Chute never deploy. The nosecone ejected but the Chute stuck at the top of the tube. The rocket floated back to earth at a relatively slow rate, landing in the snow(it was january). No damage.
Recovery
No cons. Everyone in the family loves this rocket.
Pros: Strong design, nice straight flight every time, easy on the eyes too.
Flight Rating: 5
Summary
For someone looking to try a D or E engine rocket this is a great starting point.
Easy to build, but not a cookie cutter E2X rocket. This one does take some time and patience, that any builder can be proud of.
It will be a while before I find a rocket I like better then this one.
Rockets in my collection
- Estes:
- Crossfire
- Amazon
- Ricochet
- Satellite interceptor
- Equinox
- Loadstar 2
- Super Neon XL
- Extreme 12
Overall Rating: 5
Flight Log
| Date | Rocket Name | Motor(s) | Altitude | Notes |
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| 2009-11-14 | Donald Besaw's Estes Super Neon XL | D12-3 | - | Excellent first flight. Arrow straight boost to maybe 500 feet and a perfect apogee deployment. ... |
| 2009-12-15 | Donald Besaw's Estes Super Neon XL | E9-4 | - | Great flight. Nice boost with some weathercocking and reached maybe 800 feet. Short drift on ... |
| 2010-07-17 | Gregg Discenza's Estes Super Neon XL | E20-7 | - | Overpowered ejection blew 3 of the 6 shroud lines, rocket came down quickly, but sustained no ... |
| 2010-07-17 | Gregg Discenza's Estes Super Neon XL | D12-5 | - | On the D12, this rocket flew straight and true, and recovery was just as easy. Nice rocket to fly. |
| 2010-08-21 | Gregg Discenza's Estes Super Neon XL | D12-5 | - | Bit breezier today than last time, perfect boost and nice recovery. I like this kit! |
| 2010-08-21 | Gregg Discenza's Estes Super Neon XL | D12-5 | - | Textbook flight. This rocket does not disappoint. |
| 2010-09-11 | Justin Belcher's Estes Super Neon XL | D12-5 | - | Maiden Flight. Perfect results: straight up, little to no rotation, perfect ejection/recovery. ... |
2010-11-13  | K Sonesen's Estes Super Neon XL (Tube Fin) | D12-5 | - | First flight. Perfectly straight climb followed by brief tailslide before deployment. |
| 2010-11-13 | K Sonesen's Estes Super Neon XL (Tube Fin) | E9-4 | - | Second flight. No tailslide this time. Perfect deployment and only a short walk to retrieve. This ... |
| 2011-02-05 | K Sonesen's Estes Super Neon XL (Tube Fin) | E30-4T | - | Awesome flight. It was quick off the pad and arrow straight. Deployment at apogee followed by a ... |
| 2011-03-12 | K Sonesen's Estes Super Neon XL (Tube Fin) | E20-7 | - | The E20 single use motor is a great choice for the Estes Super Neon XL. It produces a good ... |
| 2011-04-02 | K Sonesen's Estes Super Neon XL (Tube Fin) | E20-4 | 854 feet | All up weight (motor and Altimeter One included) was 10.56 oz. Good straight boost and deployment ... |
| 2012-01-14 | K Sonesen's Estes Super Neon XL (Tube Fin) | E20-7 | - | This flight got off on the wrong foot right from the get-go. I couldn't remember what size chute ... |
| 2014-05-03 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Super Neon XL | E9-4 | - | Good flight in spite of the wind, but a looong walk for recovery. |
| 2014-05-31 | Kevin Smith's Super Neon XL | D12-3 | 375 feet | Pretty gusty day, launched at an agressive angle, maybe to agressive,
reached 356 ft, clean ... |
| 2014-06-07 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Super Neon XL | E9-4 | - | |
| 2014-06-14 | Kevin Smith's Super Neon XL | D12-5 | 356 feet | Good flight on a windy day, recovered 100 yrds from Launch pad. |
| 2014-06-28 | Kevin Smith's Super Neon XL | E9-4 | 622 feet | 131 MPH launch speed, One of my favorites, ejection charge failed to deploy chute, crashed to the ... |
| 2014-07-05 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Super Neon XL | E18-5 | - | Great flight |
| 2014-08-02 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Super Neon XL | E18-5 | - | Way high boost! |
| 2014-10-04 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Super Neon XL | D12-3 | - | Broke a fin on landing. |
| 2014-10-18 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Super Neon XL | E9-4 | - | good flight |
| 2014-12-06 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Super Neon XL | E9-4 | - | |
| 2015-03-07 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Super Neon XL | E9-4 | - | |
| 2015-06-06 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Super Neon XL | E18-5 | - | 5 seconds was too long. |
| 2015-09-05 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Super Neon XL | E9-4 | - | And then the rains came :-( |
| 2015-10-03 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Super Neon XL | E9-4 | - | |
| 2015-12-19 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Super Neon XL | E18-5 | - | It's not much fun trying to recover rockets on a field that's only barely not a swamp. |
| 2016-02-20 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Super Neon XL | D12-5 | - | |
| 2016-09-17 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Super Neon XL | E18-5 | - | Great flight |
| 2016-10-15 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Super Neon XL | E9-4 | - | Great flight |
| 2017-02-11 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Super Neon XL | E18-5 | - | Must have drifted a half mile in this wind. |
| 2018-01-06 | Bob Bernatchez's Estes Super Neon XL | E9-4 | - | |
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