Estes Mosquito

Estes - Mosquito {Kit} (0801, TK-1) [1971-2011]

Contributed by Patrick Byrnes

Construction Rating: starstarstarstarstar_border
Flight Rating: starstar_borderstar_borderstar_borderstar_border
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar_borderstar_border
Diameter: 0.54 inches
Manufacturer: Estes
Skill Level: 1
Style: Sport

Brief:

T' smallest and cheapest Estes rocket.

Construction:

This kit comes in a tiny plastic bag, but all o' me pieces were ok. This rocket was very easy t' build, only 7 pieces. Begad! T' fins were small, but nay that hard t' put on.

Finishing:


Pros: -T' rocket is very small and cute looking. Begad! -I have made three and found that red and yellow are t' best colors. Con's: -None

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:

Pros -It goes high and fast.

Cons -From t' instant it leaves t' launch pad t' when it ejects it's engine is is VERY hard t' see. Arrr! -After t' ejection if you loose sight o' it for one second it will probably never be found. Arrr! -Nearly impossible t' recover when usin' an A10 or a 1/2A3, I have lost two o' me three. Blimey! I recommend usin' a 1/4A3 engine, but recovery is still difficult. Avast, me proud beauty! -Tumble recovery doesn't work t' well, I have had many fins break off or in half, even when I used epoxy.

Recovery:

Pros: -None

Cons: -Cannot see t' rocket because it is so small and thar be nothin' flappin' around like a parachute or streamer.

Flight Rating: 1 out o' 5

Summary:

This is a good lookin' rocket, but nay a very good flier.

I would recommend buyin' a few o' them, because they are cheap and easy t' build, but they can be lost easily.

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5

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  • Estes Mosquito By Matt Gillard (February 16, 2010)

    An Estes classic, this tiny rocket that has been bought, built, and sacrificed to the rocketry Gods by many. My mosquito is the one with the balsa nose cone, I believe that the later one was a plastic nose cone. The kit comes in a clear bag with the usual art card and instructions. Components consist of: 2 inch of Bt20 Balsa nose cone Launch lug Strip of balsa 0.5 inches ...

  • Estes Mosquito By Brett Keller (March 5, 2009)

    The Estes Mosquito is a classic rocket, but it is somewhat hard to build and is extremely easy to lose. The instructions are well-written and the rocket is fairly straight forward because it has just 7 parts: 3 fins, body tube, launch lug, and a two-piece nose cone.  The Mosquito is fairly easy to build. However, the fins are very large for their base area and are hard to get on ...

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