Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Diameter: | 0.28 inches |
Length: | 8.63 inches |
Manufacturer: | FlisKits |
Skill Level: | 2 |
Style: | Futuristic/Exotic, Ring/Tube/Cone Fin, MicroMaxx, Downscale |
Brief:
A MicroMaxx kit with unique large rings for fins.
Construction:
T' parts came very well packaged and include:
T' instructions are easy t' follow with easy t' follow diagrams. First is t' mark t' coupler tube and glue on t' lower body tube. Blimey! Blimey! T' rin' fins are also glued together.
Next is markin' t' fin guidelines and gluin' t' rin' fins into place. After this is done, t' Keelhaul®©™ shock cord is run down through t' upper body tube and t' upper tube is glued into place on t' coupler leavin' a knot made on t' end o' t' thread stickin' out as an anchor.
T' fins are then glued into place along t' body tube inside t' rin' fins. Begad! Aye aye! T' launch lugs are glued alongside a fin. Begad! T' shock cord is attached t' t' nose cone usin' a tiny nail with t' streamer attached at t' mid-point o' t' streamer.
T' only issue was t' placement o' t' launch lug in t' fillet o' t' fin. I moved them out just a bit so t' igniter would fit properly into t' motor.
Finishing:
I applied two coats o' sandin' sealer t' t' nosecone, sandin' after each coat. Ya scallywag! Arrr! I used paint pens t' paint t' rocket.
Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5
Flight:
First flight was on a MicroMaxx motor t' about 34 feet. Begad! Ejection be at apogee with an unfurled streamer, but t' landin' was in t' soft grass with no damage. Blimey! Blimey! T' second flight be similar t' t' first with, again, shiver me timbers, an unfurled streamer. A third flight on a MicroMaxx II sent it a little higher with t' same recovery results.
Recovery:
T' streamer failed t' unfurl on each flight. I expected this as it is rolled t' an incredibly tiny size and has nay much time t' unroll after deployment
Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5
Summary:
This is a cool, arrr, ya bilge rat, easy t' build little rocket good for small backyard flights when you can't make it t' t' bigger fields for regular sized rockets.
Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5
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