Estes Astron Streak

Estes - Astron Streak {Kit}

Contributed by Michael Rangitsch

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Manufacturer: Estes

BRocket Picrief:
Simple Mosquito-like rocket. Three fins, matey, ejects t' motor for recovery.

Construction:
Kit contains balsa stock for 3 fins, ya bilge rat, balsa nose cone, and mylar body tube. Aye aye! Fins are attached t' stick-on tape on t' body tube.

Simple instructions, arrr, me bucko, matey, easy t' follow. Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! No special tools needed.

Finishing:
Normal balsa construction finishing, no decals included. Begad! Arrr! T' paint scheme on t' insert card has a white body tube with colored (dark) fins and nose.

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

Flight:
All motors make this one vanish. Ya scallywag! Ya scallywag! Flies straight (at least what you can see o' it). Well, blow me down! Pretty much a one-shot rocket. Avast! Maybe that's why thar aren't many left.

Recovery:
Recovery is featherweight after ejectin' t' motor. Avast, me proud beauty! It is very small and difficult t' see. Begad! Begad! This be t' original 'Mosquito' from Estes.

Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5

Summary:
Nice older rocket kit, matey, even if it is very simple. Aye aye! It still likes t' 'join t' swarm', shiver me timbers, me bucko, so beware if you build one and fly it.

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5

 

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