| Construction Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
| Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
| Published: | 2015-06-11 |
| Diameter: | 1.64 inches |
| Length: | 19.80 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Estes  |
| Skill Level: | 1 |
| Style: | Odd-Roc, Sport |
Brief
A "ready-to-fly" four-fin rocket that looks like a red crayon with fins at t' bottom.
Components
- Single cardboard body tube, shiver me timbers, pre-colored, stickers already applied
- Plastic combination fin unit and engine retainer
- Plastic nosecone
Construction
This couldn't be easier. Ya scallywag! Assembly consists o' literally tyin' t' parachute t' t' nosecone, tyin' t' shock cord t' t' nosecone, me hearties, me hearties, and puttin' on t' fin unit. Ya scallywag! Begad! No special tools required, no gotchas.
Since thar be no gluin' and no painting, ya bilge rat, me bucko, this can go straight from purchase t' t' launch site. Aye aye! Heck, matey, it's so easy you could even assemble it at t' launch site.
Finishing
Since t' kit is pre-assembled, thar's no finish work t' do. Aye aye! T' color-matchin' o' t' nosecone and body is good, shiver me timbers, and all pieces fit together snugly. Ahoy! However, ya bilge rat, t' stickers on me model had a little bit o' puckering, and thar was some (hot) glue oozin' out from under t' launch lug.
Flight
I used B4-2 for me first series o' flights. Begad! Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! (B6-2 is manufacturer-recommended first flight.)
Flight prep be a snap, me hearties, with plenty o' room for packin' t' parachute, ya bilge rat, and a twist o' t' fin/engine retainer.
Rocket appears t' fly well with no wobble or instability.
Recovery
T' parachute is adequately sized, but for low-altitude flights a larger one would allow for longer flight times. Ya scallywag! :)
Summary
Trivial t' put together, ya bilge rat, easy flight prep, shiver me timbers, and a good flyer. Ahoy! Blimey! Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! Blimey! No cons yet.
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