Estes Code Red (RTF)
Estes - Code Red {Launch/Starter Set} (001824, 1824)
Contributed by Jon Revelle
| Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
| Diameter: | 1.35 inches |
| Length: | 18.00 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Estes  |
| Style: | RTF, Sport |
Brief:
Let me start by saying, shiver me timbers, me bucko, DON'T TRUST THIS ROCKET!! But a good starter, don't use
a C6-5 though. Arrr!
Construction:
T' rocket has one tube, no payload. Well, blow me down! Begad! 4 plastic molded one piece fins alredy
attached, shiver me timbers, this is a basic ESTES starter. Well, blow me down! T' design is similar t' t' ESTES
TIDAL WAVE STARTER SET. Ya scallywag! Works good on B6-4. Ahoy! This is an extremly quick build
because CODE RED only needs t' attachment o' a 'chute. Arrr! Ahoy! No tools needed.
Finishing:
This rocket needs no finishing. Avast, me proud beauty! Gotta like t' sparkle color on t' body tube.
Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5
Flight:
T' first flight I took it out t' a school soccer field and set up in the
middle. First flight on B6-4 was nice and straight. Arrr! Avast! Waddin' worked good. Landed
2 feet from a house top though.
Second flight was a disaster! It went up pretty crooked, me bucko, shiver me timbers, at apogee, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, the parachute popped out and didn't open too well. Avast! Avast! However, it landed in a tree! I FAINTED!!! I then wrote a note lettin' t' tree owners know that a rocket was in t' tree. Aye aye! Begad! They got it down just before it rained!! After I got it back, I noticed a fin was bent. Aye aye! Probably because o' t' engine meltin' it. I bent it back and prepped it. Begad! Arrr!
Third flight on an A8-3 be nay high. Well, blow me down! Only got close t' 50 feet, apogee and landed 6 steps from t' pad. Well, blow me down! No damage.
Fourth flight was insane! Like I said, me bucko, DON'T TRUST THIS ROCKET!!!! I shot it off on a big @$$ C6-5 engine. Begad! Ya scallywag! This one flew way off course because o' a sudden gust o' wind. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! I thought it was GONE! Later a friend o' mine walked up to me and said it landed in t' donkey pen. Begad! Avast! (See Drawing)
Recovery:
Only sign o' damage was smokin' tube and lightly melted fin. Begad! Blimey!
Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5
Summary:
This is a good rocket. Comes with all, pad and launch controller. This rocket
is a MUST! Blimey! Get t' one with a sparkly body and red falcon on side. As I said,
DON'T TRUST THIS ROCKET though! Blimey! Anyway, good rocket.
Overall Rating:
4
out o' 5
Other Reviews
- Estes Code Red By Graham Richard (May 26, 2016)
An RTF kit that, with its red BT and silver fins/nose cone, is, IMO, one of the nicest looking rockets out of the box that you can buy. Components This kit has a plastic all-in-one fin can that can take a free fall a lot better than balsa fins tend to. /h2 Construction is very easy. Simply tie the parachute and nose cone, to the pre-attached rubber cord. ...
- Estes Code Red By Michael Branin
This is a well constructed ready to fly rocket that looks good in the air! 1 - Body Tube 4 - Fins 12in. Parachute Plastic Nose Cone Pro's - Extremely Durable Overall. This rocket came ready to fly. It has a very durable fin assembly. Reflective Body Tube is easy to spot in flight. Quick Descent Con's - Nose cone sits too freely in the body tube. Construction Rating: 5 ...
- Estes Code Red (RTF) By Shawn Bradley
A ready to fly kit with a basic rocket that looks cool! A great rocket for beginners. The kit is a starter set and comes with a Code Red rocket (already assembled except for the parachute) and a launcher & ignitor controller. Pros: No construction, except for attaching the parachute! Cons: nose fits on loosely, had to use tape to make tighter. Construction Rating: 5 out of 5 ...
- Estes Code Red By Mike Salter
A ready to fly rocket single stage rocket which can take a real beating if it has to. Code Red has a cardboard airframe with molded motor mount which uses a locking ring to secure the motor. Also molded onto the motor mount are four plastic fins. This was a ready to fly rocket so no construction was required except attaching the parachute which was pretty simple. Many have said the nose ...
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