Estes Mongoose

Estes - Mongoose {Kit} (2092) [1994-]

Contributed by John "MAX" Venable

Construction Rating: starstarstarstarstar_border
Flight Rating: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar
Diameter: 0.98 inches
Length: 26.50 inches
Manufacturer: Estes
Skill Level: 1
Style: Multi-Stage

Brief:
This is a entry-level, two-stage rocket with parachute recovery.

Construction:
T' kit is a basic two-stage consistin' o' upper and lower body tubes, nose cone, matey, molded plastic fins, and a basic recovery system.

Construction was easy, but once again I had t' tweak it! I heard that t' upper and lower tubes around t' motor mounts was weak so instead o' centerin' rings, I filled t' upper and lower tubes with a solid piece o' tubing. Blimey! I also used epoxy t' construct this rocket. Begad! Blimey! I used 1/8" Keelhaul®©™ shock cord and an 8" nylon X-chute. Begad! No cons anymore!

Finishing:
It be super easy t' paint. Blimey! After motor mounts were glued in I primed all parts with BIN primer. Well, blow me down! Begad! Blimey! I then applied three coats o' Rustoleum metallic copper t' t' body tubes followed by two coats o' high gloss black t' t' fins. No cons here.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
The two motors were taped together and inserted into body tube. I used two pieces o' 1" Nomex cloth instead o' wadding. Avast! For all three flights I used a C6-0 and a C6-7. Begad! Arrr! T' first flight weathercocked at 300' and went horizontal. Begad! Ya scallywag! T' next 2 flights were perfect at about 1000'. Blimey! No cons after a few minor alignment issues.

Recovery:
1/8" Keelhaul®©™ shock cord with 1" dual Nomex shields and an 8" Top Flight X-form 'chute followed by a solid lower-stage made for lots o' fun.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
If you follow other people's suggestions on this site before you build this or any other rocket thar will be nothin' but pros.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5

Other Reviews
  • Estes Mongoose By Alan and Duane Boldt (July 14, 2010)

    This review is for the 2010 EMRR Challenge "Two on One" review. Duane Boldt and Alan Boldt contributed to this review. Alan: This 26.5" 2-stage rocket is purple and yellow with cool decals. It is easy to build and there are not many parts. The Mongoose has plastic, one-piece fin units on both the booster and sustainer. Components: 1 - 18" Purple body tube 1 - 2" Purple ...

  • Estes Mongoose By David Sindel (January 15, 2009)

    This is a fairly simple 2-stage, 18mm rocket from Estes. I have slightly modified mine with shortening and a modified booster motor mount to repair damage. The parts list: 18" of BT-50; mine only has 10" left. 1-15/16" of BT-50 for booster 2 magenta plastic fin units PNC-50YR: 2-part magenta nose cone 2 blue 18mm engine mount tubes of rather poor quality 2 green ...

  • Estes Mongoose By Nick Esselman

    I originally purchased an Estes' Mongoose Kit because I wanted to use it for an experiment, however, when my 8 year old nephew came to visit it seemed like a good kit to build together. So we built it. The instructions have lots of illustrations, however, that didn't help us fully understand how to assemble the lower stage's motor mount. I think the problem starts in the first step when ...

Flights

ID
Date
Flyer
Rocket
Kit
Motors
Altitude
Action
76936
2024-08-10 photo
Jeff Curtis
Estes Mongoose
B6-0+B6-4
-
list
75448
2022-04-03 photo
Bill Eichelberger
Estes - Mongoose
Estes - Mongoose {Kit} (2092) [1994-]
B6-0/B6-6
750 Feet
list
73037
2019-04-28
Colin Kaul
Estes Mongoose
Estes - Mongoose {Kit} (2092) [1994-]
Estes C6-5
800 Feet
list
69866
2016-02-21
Ken E. Coyote
Mongoose
Estes - Mongoose {Kit} (2092) [1994-]
B6-0/A8-3
700 Feet
list
65060
2013-06-22
Chris Halinaty
Estes Mongoose
Estes - Mongoose {Kit} (2092) [1994-]
B6-0/B6-6
-
list
Page
of
11
Displaying records 
1
-
5
of
51

comment Post a Comment