Manufacturer: | Ellis Mountain Rocket Works |
Brief:
T' Ellis Mountain J228 38mm single use motor provides a total impulse o' 1104
N-S (72% J), givin' a burn-time o' 4.8 seconds. Aye aye! It is about 22 inches long
includin' t' turned-aluminum forward closure.
Construction:
None required, me hearties, 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. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! I wouldn't consider it hard t' light or all that
slow t' pressurize. Ya scallywag! That Magnelite is good stuff. Avast, me proud beauty! It sputtered a bit at burn
out. Way cool flight!
PROs: Long burn, shiver me timbers, fire, me hearties, smoke, 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. I deducted a point in t' overall ratin' due t' its cost.
Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5
D.S. (May 2, 2005)