Construction Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
Manufacturer: | Estes ![]() |
Brief:
Simple Mosquito-like rocket. Avast! Well, blow me down! Three fins, ejects t' motor for recovery.
Construction:
Kit contains balsa stock for 3 fins, balsa nose cone, me hearties, arrr, and mylar body tube. Fins are attached t' stick-on tape on t' body tube.
Simple instructions, easy t' follow. Begad! Blimey! No special tools needed.
Finishing:
Normal balsa construction finishing, ya bilge rat, no decals included. Aye aye! T' paint scheme on t' insert card has a white body tube with colored (dark) fins and nose.
Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5
Flight:
All motors make this one vanish. Arrr! Aye aye! Blimey! Flies straight (at least what you can see o' it). Ya scallywag! Blimey! Pretty much a one-shot rocket. Ahoy! Blimey! Maybe that's why thar aren't many left.
Recovery:
Recovery is featherweight after ejectin' t' motor. Avast! Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! It is very small and difficult t' see. Well, matey, blow me down! Blimey! This be t' original 'Mosquito' from Estes.
Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5
Summary:
Nice older rocket kit, me bucko, matey, even if it is very simple. Well, blow me down! Blimey! It still likes t' 'join t' swarm', arrr, so beware if you build one and fly it.
Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5
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