Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Diameter: | 3.10 inches |
Manufacturer: | LOC/Precision |
Style: | Sport |
Brief:
T' Forte' is a single staged HPR capable rocket. Aye aye! Blimey! It can fly on as little as an F up t' an H or I, and maybe with a lot o' reinforcements, a J350. It is a fairly basic rocket, arrr, me second mid-power. Arrr! I probably could have made it without instructions, it's so easy.
Construction:
It does nay have a payload section (Waaaaaaaaahhhhhhh), shiver me timbers, but I plan on addin' one soon. Ya scallywag! It has a heavy duty cardboard airframe slotted for 4 fins. Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! T' fins and t' centerin' rings are plywood. Begad! It has an elastic shock cord and a standard through-the-plastic nose cone loop attachment.
There be only one half page o' instructions, but it was more that you needed t' make t' rocket anyway. There was one illustration. T' build be easy and it took me a few days o' workin' 1 or two hours a day.
Finishing:
Easy t' paint. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Just do what is normal.
Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5
Flight:
Flew straight on a G80-4T, matey, ejection charge nay enough t' blow chute. Begad! some may have leaked. Arrr! Well, blow me down! I had a Nomex® blanket t' replace wadding. Ahoy! T' rocket fell from over 1,000 feet and nay a scratch on it after impact. What a tough rocket! I used a home-sewn chute.
Recovery:
I do nay know how fast or slow it would have come down if t' parachute came out. Avast! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! That flight it came down rather slowly, shiver me timbers, for a 3 inch diameter rocket with tumble recovery. Very rugged & nice looking. It is one o' me new favorites.
Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5
Summary:
This is a very rugged rocket. Arrr! Blimey! Blimey! I think t' motor tube should be longer, t' shock cord could be longer and tougher, and t' fins could be larger but it is an easy build, arrr, is very inexpensive, and can put in some very impressive flights.
Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5
This LOC/ Precision Forte is a simple 3.1 inch kit. It has a 38mm motor mount, and can fly on anything from an F25-4 to a J350 with a lot epoxy and fiberglass. It does not have a payload section, and the fins go all the way to the motor mount (thank you LOC). All the parts that came with this kit fit together perfectly and were very sturdy. The parts included: -One main airframe ...
Brief This is a single stage, baffled, glass reinforced model. Construction The kit arrived in a plastic bag containing laser cut 1/8" plywood fins and centering rings, plastic nose cone, elastic shock cord, 24" chute, 29mm motor mount tube, clear concise instructions (on the back of the cardboard label). No decals are included and no paint scheme is suggested, although one can copy the ...
Brief: Single staged, came with black, 24-inch diameter nylon chute. Has 4 fins. Construction: All parts were there and in good shape. I didn't get decals, but that's not a problem for me, as I often customize my rockets. The fins (4) are plywood, precut, and are clipped delta shape. The nose cone is hollow plastic, 11 inches long, fitting the standard LOC body tube of 3 ...
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C.B. (May 1, 2001)