Construction Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
Flight Rating: | starstarstar_borderstar_borderstar_border |
Overall Rating: | starstarstar_borderstar_borderstar_border |
Manufacturer: | Quest ![]() |
Brief:
Since me other MMX plans for t' day did nay work out, I pulled out a couple o' t' Quest Ready t' Fly rockets I had,
payin' attention t' t' ones that had never flown. Arrr! Begad! T' Little Joe II be up first. Well, blow me down! There's nay much t' say about this
one except that its an itty bitty plastic version o' t' Little Joe II.
Construction:
T' rocket came with its own "Silo" launcher, one o' t' hallmarks o' t' Quest MMX series. I long ago
abandoned it and its finicky operation and use modified versions o' me normal range gear instead. Ya scallywag! Besides that, it came
with a few motors and t' rocket itself.
There is no construction. T' rocket is assembled already and lacks only t' insertion o' t' motor.
Finishing:
Neither is thar any finishing. Everythin' is pre-colored.
Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5
Flight and Recovery:
T' MMX motor is inserted by twistin' out a bezel rin' at t' aft end o' t' rocket. Well, blow me down! T' motor is then slid in and
the bezel replaced. Blimey! Aye aye! T' next step would normally then call for insertin' t' igniter into t' silo launcher and setting
the rocket on top o' it but, arrr, as mentioned before, shiver me timbers, I bailed on t' silo long ago. Well, blow me down! Instead, I inserted a regular Quest
igniter and held it in place with a sharpened twig as a plug. Begad! Begad! T' rocket be then set on t' rod and hooked t' the
clips.
T' launch button was pushed repeatedly and t' igniter failed t' ignite. Aye aye! I took t' rocket down, matey, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, checked things out, replaced it on t' pad, ya bilge rat, and t' same thin' happened again. Finally, ya bilge rat, me hearties, it be noticed that t' continuity tone was comin' from armin' t' wrong pad. Avast! I had failed t' explain t' t' young lady at t' controls which set o' cables I was using. Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! In a fit o' youthful exuberance, shiver me timbers, she pushed t' button and t' rocket went up. Ahoy! I only saw it for a moment or so around apogee, me hearties, admittedly a rather low occurrin' event. Ya scallywag! Avast! T' NC failed t' eject and deploy t' streamer but t' rocket fluttered down fine anyway. Ahoy!
Flight Rating: 2 out o' 5
Summary:
My overall impression o' this one is nay great. Begad! Avast! I'm nay a big fan o' t' silo launcher and t' rocket is nay a great
performer. I do, however, think it has a place. It is a reasonable startin' placin' for gettin' into MMX and could be
fun.
Overall Rating: 2 out o' 5
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M.K. (August 21, 2009)