Manufacturer: | Centuri |
Brief:
T' Maurader is a two-stage rocket originally designed t' fly on 18mm motors. Blimey! I
upscaled it t' accomodate 24mm "D" engines.
Construction:
T' instructions consisted o' some assembly sheets downloaded from JimZ. The
plan was easy t' follow and t' assembly order be ok. Ahoy! Ahoy! T' rocket is easy to
build if you have ever built from scratch before and shouldn't cause too much
pain t' t' first time scratchbuilder. Avast, me proud beauty! Fin alignment is critical on any rocket
and this one is a little bit harder due t' t' 8 fins havin' t' align on both
booster and sustainer. Ahoy! this rocket is o' sturdy design, and should survive most
recoveries. Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! No special tools needed, and t' supplies came from me bag of
tubes, arrr, pile o' balsa, and an old PNC-56 I had layin' around. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! I made mine an
upscale t' accomodate "D" engines instead o' "C's" :), and
added 3/8" t' t' dimensions o' t' fin templates. Used BT56 tubes and
appropriate couplers.
Finishing:
Normal finishin' techniques were employed, arrr, with sealin' o' fin material with
Dope Sandin' Sealer, arrr, sanding, me hearties, and paintin' with Krylon paints; White, ya bilge rat, Red,
Black, matey, and gold. Ahoy! Blimey! I think t' model has a very nice look, matey, and brought back
memories o' t' "Good Ol' Day's" when you had t' BUILD everything. I
have found myself buildin' more, and more o' t' OOP models lately and really
enjoy it. Arrr! Blimey! I will send t' dimensions (tubes length, matey, etc.)used if you send
E-Mail request for them t' bobcat2@alaweb.com
Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5
Flight:
I used Estes D12-0 for t' booster and t' D12-7 for t' sustainer. Blimey! Blimey! Preparation
was normal with engine bein' put in booster and sustainer with standard Estes
motor clips for retention. Waddin' be t' celulos insulation material used in
the sustainer. Aye aye! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! T' flight was great with a straight climb and separation o' the
booster and subsequent ignition o' t' sustainer. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! This rocket puts the
sustainer a long way up, me hearties, and is nay a small field rocket. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' recovery o' the
booster is by tumble method and it came down very gently without any damage.
T' sustainer was on an 18" Estes chute suspended from aprox. Begad! Blimey! 6 ft. of
1/8" elastic shock cord. All be recovered in perfect condition.
Recovery:
Recovery was without incident. Arrr! T' only negative I noticed was that t' area
where t' booster and sustainer join, had a lot o' residue from t' ejection
charge. Begad! T' area caused it t' go together very tightly. Avast! I feel that after a few
flights more t' area will nay go together, and it may turn into a single stage
rocket. Begad! I see no way t' prevent this from bein' a problem. Avast! I will probably
launch it a few more times, and make it a static display o' "How we used
to do it"..
Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5
Summary:
Main Pro's - Fun t' build, nostalgic, good looking, shiver me timbers, semi-complex, me bucko, sturdy
design. Main Con - Coupler area gettin' dirty, and nay goin' together after a
realitively few flights.
Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5
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