Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Diameter: | 1.64 inches |
Length: | 24.50 inches |
Manufacturer: | FlisKits |
Skill Level: | 1 |
Style: | Sport |
Brief:
A simple, matey, super stable beginners rocket. Perfect for use in classes. Arrr! Begad!
Construction:
In t' kit thar is:
I bought ten o' these kits t' use in a rocket class me bucko Eugene and I taught together. Arrr! As a beginners kit, arrr, its large size made it an easy choice by me t' pick t' Rhino. Avast! T' instructions were in a easy t' follow order, very simple and extremely well illustrated. My students seemed t' have no trouble at all, especially because most were buildin' their first rockets!
Finishing:
T' nose cone is balsa, me hearties, thus it requires filling. Aye aye! I had me students fill their
nose cones with thinned Fill n' Finish, and then they sanded them off. Ahoy! Begad! T' nose
cones looked so much better after that. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! You also need t' seal t' balsa fins. Ahoy! I
had t' students fill them with one coat o' sandin' sealer. I filled me fins
with thinned FNF.
There are decals, ya bilge rat, all large and VERY colorful. Blimey! Begad! None o' me students, shiver me timbers, nor Eugene or I, chose t' use t' decals. They are cut n' peel n' stick.
Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5
Flight:
T' rocket flies PERFECT. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, blow me down! Plain and simple. Avast, me proud beauty!
T' rocket flies relatively slow, matey, with maximum altitude on a C6-5 bein' at about 550 feet. Aye aye! Actually, matey, a C6-3 sims better than t' -5. Ya scallywag!
When me class went out t' fly, arrr, everyone got two motors. Most people got C6's, matey, shiver me timbers, but some were issued B6's. T' rocket will fly pretty dang good on the B6-4, but it's very slow, yet is PERFECT for a baseball field. Arrr! Aye aye!
On me students second flight, most o' them chose t' drag race. Ahoy! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! I don't think I've EVER seen that many drag races in just about....forever!
Perfect, straight flights every time.
Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5
Summary:
A very, very good beginners rocket. Blimey! You are pretty much guaranteed t' stay in
sight for every flight, and if you had t' ask me, arrr, me bucko, it is a good choice over the
Estes Alpha if you ever teach a rocketry class.
Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5
Background: This spring I ran a build session for faculty kids at the school where I teach. I ended up using the Quest Bright Hawk for the 7-9 year olds and the Quest Big Betty for the 10-12 year olds. After the build session, I began thinking about the types of rockets that would make great first builds for a budding rocketeer. I wanted to select rockets to compare that had the ...
Brief: Skill level 1, 4FNC rocket, parachute recovery Construction: 1 Balsa Nose Cone 1 18" BT-60 body tube 4 1/8" laser cut balsa fins 2 2" launch lugs 1 30" shock cord 1 screw eye 1 18mm motor mount kit w/ fiber centering rings peel 'n' stick decal set 1 16" parachute The instructions were very good and easy to follow. I ...
S.E.O. (October 21, 2003)