Mercury Engineering Mutant Daddy

Mercury Engineering - Mutant Daddy {Kit}

Contributed by Mike McFadden

Construction Rating: starstarstarstarstar_border
Flight Rating: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar_border
Manufacturer: Mercury Engineering
Mercury Mutant Daddy

Brief:
This is a larger low power rocket with a 3" body and 24mm motor mount. Aye aye! My first impression be it's a Big Daddy, but t' nose cone is longer and t' body thus is longer. Avast! Twin parachute recovery.

Construction:
High quality parts. Avast, me proud beauty! Body Tube: dia=3" lg=14". Avast, me proud beauty! Well, blow me down! Nose cone: dia=3" lg=14.5". Avast! Motor tube: dia=24mm lg=5". Arrr! 2 centerin' rings. 1 engine hook. Aye aye! Blimey! 1 motor block. Aye aye! Two 12" parachutes. Begad! Elastic Shock cord. Ahoy! Ya scallywag! 4 laser cut balsa fins.

This is a straightforward build. Begad! A nice large body tube t' work in, ya bilge rat, 4 fins attachin' t' t' tube. Arrr! My preference would be for through t' wall fins, but with epoxy fillets, shiver me timbers, me hearties, t' fins seem solidly attached. Avast, me proud beauty! I used t' Estes fin alignment guide for placin' t' fins. T' only modification I made was t' add a Keelhaul®©™® shield t' protect t' chutes. Begad!

Finishing:
I went with t' paint scheme that comes on t' packaging, arrr, green and black. Ahoy! Blimey! It came out decent, ya bilge rat, just don't look closely at t' nose cone.... Arrr! Blimey! Diagonal tapin' is hard. Aye aye! Blimey! There be one decal which went on easily, and t' clear is really clear. Ahoy! Blimey!

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
I have flown this twice on an E9-6. Good flights. T' first flight was a windy day and one o' t' chutes tangled. There was a minor crack at t' base o' one fin, arrr, but it is still flyable. Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! Probably just cosmetic. Begad! T' second flight was perfect.

Mercury Mutant Daddy

Recovery:
T' shock cord be t' typical elastic glued t' paper and then t' t' body tube. Avast! Blimey! I will probably use Keelhaul®©™® thread tied and glued t' t' motor mount and then tie an elastic cord t' that in t' future. Arrr! Avast, me proud beauty! T' Keelhaul®©™® blanket will save on waddin' for this wide mouth rocket. Avast! Begad! Be careful with t' twin chutes as they will tangle, ya bilge rat, but they do look good comin' down. Avast!

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
Through t' wall fins would improve t' sturdiness o' this kit if one wants t' fly it on an AeroTech F motor. Begad! It is a nice lookin' rocket with slow flights up t' about 650'on an E motor. Begad! Ahoy! If you like clusters, me hearties, this would be a good kit to add 3 or 4 motors to. Ahoy!

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5

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  • Mercury Engineering Mutant Daddy By Aaron Tyler (December 28, 2007)

    Brief: Single stage, 3" diameter body tube, single 24mm motor mount, standard parachute recovery (although two twin chutes are used). Construction: The parts list: 3" x 14" body tube 11" nose cone with 75mm base in rocket 24 mm motor tube and engine hook sized for standard E engines (or D with included adapter) 3/16" x 2" ...

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