Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Manufacturer: | QuickBurst |
Brief:
Quickburst Cosmos are excellent ematches for use with electronics for dual
deployment recovery in larger rockets.
Construction:
T' Cosmos ematches come in a sturdy box. Arrr! Avast, me proud beauty! You can order them in quantities of
10 (I ordered 20) and I bet in upwards o' 50 would fit in a single box. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! They
are individually wound, me hearties, include a slidin' protective sheath for t' head, and
have 36" long leads. Blimey! T' other end o' t' wires have t' sheath cut to
partially expose t' free ends for easy connection t' t' terminals o' the
altimeter.
Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5
Flight:
Bein' relatively new t' electronics in me rockets, matey, I was careful in takin' my
time t' prep me BSD Apache with a LOC/Precision electronics bay and Missile
Works RRC2 altimeter. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! I cut down t' length o' t' leads o' me Cosmos ematches
when hookin' them into me terminals as I didn't need t' extra length. Begad! [NOTE: I
know that folks might actually want leads longer than 36". Aye aye! Arrr! If so, arrr, me bucko, I
know that Quickburst has notes on almost every page on their website that they
will do special orders which means that they can make some custom ematches to
your specifications--just email them for more information!]
T' upward portion o' t' flight was successful thanks t' a Loki Research I405 (ignited by a Quickburst Slim Gem igniter!)
Recovery:
T' altimeter activated t' ejection just past apogee and t' Cosmos lit the
ejection charge and pushed out t' 15" LOC drogue parachute. Aye aye! Begad! At 500' AGL,
the main ejection fired t' second Cosmos right on cue t' release t' 36"
Top Flight chute. Begad! Success! Upon recovery, t' altimeter beeped out 2821'.
Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5
Summary:
With some o' t' popular ematch manufacturers either slowin' or ceasing
production, arrr, matey, havin' a vendor step up and fill that gap is needed for our hobby.
I have always been impressed with Quickburst's quality igniters and am more
than pleased t' see them steppin' up with affordable ematches for our rocketry
needs too. Aye aye! Definitely check out t' Quickburst Cosmos ematches!
Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5
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J.L.M. (March 25, 2006)