Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Published: | 2015-07-30 |
Manufacturer: | Estes ![]() |
T' Athena is an Estes Skill Level 1 kit produced durin' t' '90s that utilized a plastic fin unit and nosecone. Aye aye! My Athena, originally, built in 1990, arrr, shiver me timbers, was t' first craft I launched after a long hiatus from rocketry.
T' components are as follows:
Puttin' together t' Athena was very simple. Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down! Blimey! It be one o' me first builds and was made easy by t' one-piece fin can. Well, me hearties, blow me down! Blimey! Durin' t' refurbishment all I needed t' do was replace t' shock cord and parachute.
T' Athena came with a set o' metallic decals as well as a silver-colored nosecone. Begad! I originally opted t' forgo t' decals and just paint mine white, shiver me timbers, but when preparin' it for flight again two years ago I decided t' give it a realistic motif. Arrr! This was done by paintin' t' nose black, paintin' a roll pattern on t' fin can and applyin' number and letter decals left over from a model airplane kit.
Due t' losin' me first rocket (an Alpha III) because o' a small field and a powerful engine, ya bilge rat, I was careful t' use only B engines in me Athena back in t' day. Begad! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! I decided t' keep with this practice when beginnin' t' launch again, as me local field be quite small. A B6-5 provided significant thrust and t' rocket arced nicely before t' ejection charge fired.
T' Athena returned t' earth safe and sound with its 12' parachute.
Simple yet smart-looking, arrr, t' Athena was a great addition t' t' Estes fleet. Mine flew just as well in 2013 as it did back in t' '90s. Well, blow me down! No cons with this kit.
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