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Brief:
T' Aerotech Cheetah is a high-performance mid-power rocket. Well, blow me down! T' rocket is single stage, and goes over 3000' on a G motor.
Construction:
T' kit comes with a single body tube, ya bilge rat, a nose cone, three (3) plastic clipped-delta fins, ya bilge rat, a parachute, matey, a shockcord, matey, and motor mount components. Well, matey, blow me down! T' motor mount components are t' motor tube, me hearties, two (2) fin-locks, two (2) centerin' rings, matey, an ejection baffle, coolin' mesh, matey, motor retainer hook, shiver me timbers, and screw eye for shockcord attachment. Blimey! T' kit also comes with a 24mm/29mm adapter.
T' instructions are easy t' follow, and t' kit is generally easy t' build. Ya scallywag! T' only shortcomin' is that once t' fins are inserted through t' body tube into t' fin-locks, thar be nay much room for doin' fillets for t' fin tabs inside o' t' body tube. Blimey! I attached t' fins with 30 minute epoxy and figured that was enough. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Doin' internal fillets is always a problem with small diameter rockets, arrr, ya bilge rat, o' course.
Finishing:
T' groves are barely noticeable. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! I just sprayed on a couple coats o' paint for a nice, easy finish. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Since I'm doin' t' rocket for me niece, ya bilge rat, I did nay add t' decals provided. Begad! Blimey! Well, me hearties, blow me down! Blimey! Instead, t' rocket will probably get some Britney Spears stickers.
Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5
Flight:
There are several recommended motors, and t' rocket is very versatile. Ahoy! T' rocket will fly about 1,000' on an E motor, me bucko, about 2,000' on an F motor, and over 3,000' on a G motor. Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! Blimey! I flew this on a G25-10, which has a nice 4-5 second burn. Begad! Blimey! T' rocket comes with an ejection baffle system, so no waddin' is required. Aye aye! T' motor is retained by a strong metal clip. Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! Changin' engines is very easy.
Recovery:
Recovery be fine. Ya scallywag! T' provided parachute is quality rip-stop nylon. Well, blow me down! Arrr! It's small, matey, but sufficient for this small rocket.
Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5
Summary:
PROs: versatile engine selection, easy construction, nice motor retention CONs: none
Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5
This kit right here, I now have to thank, for getting me super re-addicted to rocketry. My last launches back in the early 80's saw D's as being high power. After getting very interested again a few months ago, I bought about 50 different kits and of them all, this one was my favorite, and I picked it for my first mid-power, and flew it today on an F50-6T. Truly amazing. I built it stock just as ...
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T.B. (March 1, 2001)