Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
Manufacturer: | Binder Design |
Brief:
Single motor, me bucko, scale o' early 60's soundin' rocket. Avast! Well, blow me down! No special features, just
for rocket launchin' fun!
Construction:
All aspects o' packaging, matey, instructions, arrr, me bucko, illustrations, shiver me timbers, etc., were good. Begad! Well, blow me down! No
problems understandin' t' construction process and buildin' t' kit. T' one
major glitch with t' particular kit I received be t' fins. Nay only were all
4 (3/16 plywood) fins warped, but t' outboard and trailin' edges were nay cut
true. Well, blow me down! I needed t' acquire new wood and remake all 4 fins.
Finishing:
T' supplied vinyl graphic decals are most superb! This rocket took 1st place
at t' Arizona State Fair 1999.
Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5
Flight:
Used an Aerotech K185. Well, matey, blow me down! This be an extremely hot motor for this rocket, but the
performance was outstanding! It flew straight as an arrow. Begad! Motor was retained
with t' common maskin' tape friction method.
Recovery:
I modified t' rocket t' separate into two upon ejection, matey, with two separate
'chutes. Well, blow me down! This was t' minimize damage t' airframe when halves can sometimes bump
each other immediately followin' ejection. Aye aye! Recovery be flawless. Blimey!
Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5
Summary:
Binder Design needs t' ensure t' materials are o' usable quality before they
are shipped. Ya scallywag! (fins)
Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5
( Contributed - by Kent Newman - 03/01/02) The Rocket One of the highest flying, straightest trajectory and coolest Estes rockets I ever had was the "Iris". The medium body length and four big fins of this rocket resulted in one great flight after another. Scaled after an early 60's sounding rocket, Binder Design has another excellent kit for those that like to build sport ...