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, DON'T TRUST THIS ROCKET!! Blimey! But a good starter, don't use a C6-5 though. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey!

Construction:
T' rocket has one tube, arrr, me bucko, no payload. Ahoy! Begad! 4 plastic molded one piece fins alredy attached, arrr, this is a basic ESTES starter. Well, blow me down! T' design is similar t' t' ESTES TIDAL WAVE STARTER SET. Works good on B6-4. This is an extremly quick build because CODE RED only needs t' attachment o' a 'chute. No tools needed.

Finishing:
This rocket needs no finishing. Blimey! 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. Waddin' worked good. Ahoy! Landed 2 feet from a house top though.

Second flight was a disaster! It went up pretty crooked, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, at apogee, matey, the parachute popped out and didn't open too well. Begad! 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. Begad! Begad! They got it down just before it rained!! After I got it back, I noticed a fin be bent. Begad! Well, blow me down! Probably because o' t' engine meltin' it. Blimey! I bent it back and prepped it. Arrr!

Third flight on an A8-3 was nay high. Only got close t' 50 feet, me hearties, apogee and landed 6 steps from t' pad. Ahoy! No damage.

Fourth flight was insane! Like I said, me hearties, DON'T TRUST THIS ROCKET!!!! I shot it off on a big @$$ C6-5 engine. This one flew way off course because o' a sudden gust o' wind. Ahoy! Avast! I thought it be GONE! Later a friend o' mine walked up to me and said it landed in t' donkey pen. (See Drawing)

Recovery:
Only sign o' damage be smokin' tube and lightly melted fin.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This is a good rocket. Ya scallywag! Comes with all, pad and launch controller. Ya scallywag! This rocket is a MUST! Get t' one with a sparkly body and red falcon on side. Aye aye! As I said, DON'T TRUST THIS ROCKET though! Anyway, good rocket.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5

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