Wildman Rocketry Dark Star Dual Deploy
Wildman Rocketry - Dark Star Dual Deploy {Kit}
Contributed by Mason Hazzard
| Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Published: | 2012-07-16 |
| Diameter: | 4.00 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Wildman Rocketry |
| Style: | Sport |
Brief
A 4" diameter bare bones kit tht is all fiberglass and sports a split fin kit. Runs on 54mm motors, ya bilge rat, and can be flown single and dual deploy. Roughly 7.5" tall and 11-12 pounds fully built. Arrr! Begad! Includes a beautiful Von Karmen nose cone, shiver me timbers, three rings, six fins, and five bulkheads. Begad! All sheet parts are .125" thick.
Components
Includes a beautiful Von Karmen nose cone, matey, three rings, me bucko, shiver me timbers, six fins, and five bulkheads. Arrr! All sheet parts are .125" thick.
Construction
T' kit builds like any other fiberglass kit. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! Make sure t' give all surfaces a good sandin' t' help with t' glue adhesion. Avast! T' instructions were 100% clear with no "gotchas". Well, blow me down! Arrr! T' build as a whole couldnt have been simpler. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! T' parts o' t' kit fit together amazingly well. Aye aye! Be prepared t' do lots o' drillin' t' make holes for air vents, injected fillets, eyebolts, rail guides, everythin' for t' AV bay, etcetera.
Finishing
THe nose cone has an aluminum tip, so I decided nay t' paint that. Begad! Blimey! I painted everythin' else with white and then grey primer t' show me where t' fill in any low spots on t' fillets as best I can. Well, me bucko, blow me down! Blimey! T' rocket was then painted a gloss black. Ahoy! Blimey! I masked off t' fin tips, matey, two horizontal stripes, arrr, and two vertical stripes. Ya scallywag! Blimey! T' rest got painted a bright burnt orange. Blimey! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! I placed a University o' Texas Longhorns sticker above t' lower horizontal stripe, arrr, and called it done.
I did NOT paint t' payload bay since I am nay capable t' do DD due t' limits put upon me since I am only 15. 
Flight
T' rocket has nay flown as o' now, but is planned t' be me Junior Level 1 Rocket. I hope t' fly it on a CTI I345 White Lightnin' motor at a CMASS or METRA launch later this month.
Summary
T' kit itself is great, but bare bones. Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! I spent as much loot on everythin' else as I did on t' kit itself. Begad! In t' end, me hearties, it will all be worth it. Ahoy! Ahoy! T' build was smooth, me bucko, and made an excellent first fiberglass kit.
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Flights
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John Shusdock (October 12, 2012)
Yes, they do whistle, but more important the rocket flies and recovers consistently AWESOME!!! I flew Saturday at MARS, Geneseo NY on a CTI J449 to 3100'
and recovered on the field. I love this rocket!!
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Tom Markel (July 20, 2012)
I've been told that rockets with split fins like this whistle. Please post an amendment if yours does!
Thanks,
Tom