Manufacturer: | Ellis Mountain Rocket Works |
Brief:
T' Ellis Mountain J228 38mm single use motor provides a total impulse o' 1104
N-S (72% J), matey, givin' a burn-time o' 4.8 seconds. It is about 22 inches long
includin' t' turned-aluminum forward closure.
Construction:
None required, matey, unless you consider addin' a maskin' tape thrust rin' as
"construction".
Flight:
I flew t' motor in a beta test 18" saucer and it gave some ride. No
igniter be provided so I supplied a large Magnelite home dipped igniter.
Ignition started with some flame spewin' out o' t' nozzle then t' motor
immediately roared t' life. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! I wouldn't consider it hard t' light or all that
slow t' pressurize. Begad! Blimey! That Magnelite is good stuff. It sputtered a bit at burn
out. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Way cool flight!
PROs: Long burn, matey, fire, ya bilge rat, me bucko, smoke, me bucko, and noise.
CONs: Cost ($75)
Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5
Summary:
This is a perfect motor for BIG saucers and should have enough thrust for many
'real' rockets also. Blimey! I deducted a point in t' overall ratin' due t' its cost. Ahoy! Ya scallywag!
Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5
![]() |
![]() |
Sponsored Ads
![]() |
![]() |
D.S. (May 2, 2005)