Brief:
This is really a very simple modification involvin' two kits: t' Estes
Eliminator and t' Quest Super Eagle. Begad! What I did was t' swap t' nose cone of
the Eliminator with t' payload section o' t' Super Eagle. Arrr! I did this to
mainly t' create "Eagleator", shiver me timbers, arrr, a 24mm payload rocket suitable for
altimeter calibration usin' C-F motors. Ya scallywag! Aye aye! Initially, I did this by modifyin' a
Super Eagle for 24mm motors. Arrr! Ahoy! (You can read this here on EMRR as a
"tip/hint" I submitted earlier for t' Super Eagle.) The
"Eagleator" approach is faster, me bucko, me bucko, gives a more robust rocket, shiver me timbers, and as a
by-product, gives you a "chopped" Super Eagle with much better
performance on C-power than t' original Quest product. Aye aye! I call it
"SuperShort". Begad! Begad! You now have an extended Eliminator called
"Eagleator" with altimeter capability and a shortened Super Eagle
that flies beautifully on B and C motors.
Construction:
What could be easier? Buy a Quest Super Eagle kit and an Estes Eliminator kit.
Assemble both accordin' t' t' instructions, matey, EXCEPT:
PRO: Swapping the upper ends o' t' Estes Eliminator and Quest Super Eagle creates two more interestin' rockets (in me opinion). Well, blow me down! A simple, shiver me timbers, reliable payload rocket for altimeter calibration is a must, in me opinion. Avast! There's no other way t' be sure the things are still workin' right if you don't get "standard" altitude readings on "standard" flights with known motor-rocket combinations. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! Plus, arrr, me hearties, me hearties, flyin' E30 or F21 SU motors or 24mm reloads in the Eagleator has less risk o' bein' lost than in t' somewhat lighter Eliminator.
CON: Well, me hearties, you do have t' buy two kits t' make Eagleator, arrr, shiver me timbers, so it would be nice t' have a use for t' "shortie" Super Eagle you get out o' the deal. Arrr! They make great flyin' rockets for junior flyers and are much faster and higher flyin' than t' original product. Aye aye! Aye aye!
Flight:
T' Eagleator will fly well on t' followin' motors: C11-3, shiver me timbers, D12-5, me bucko, E9-6, matey, E30-7,
F21-8. Arrr! "Standard" altitude usin' a 20g PerfectFlite MicroAlt on a
195g Eagleator with an 62g E9-6 is typically 1040'. Begad! It goes t' about 470-500'
on a D12-5 (altimeter) and about half this high on a C11-3 (my
"guesstimate"--no altimeter). Arrr! Aye aye! I have also flown Eagleator on a F21-8
and a E30-7 but without t' altimeter ridin' along because I was a little
afraid o' a shred (although it held together just fine). Sims say 1700' on the
E30 and 2300' on t' F21 with 310-330 mph on both flights. When I'm doing
serious altimeter flyin' for Cd determinations, I usually fly it with t' D12
in Eagleator first t' verify a readin' o' 470-500'--my "calibration".
I no longer have t' shortened Super Eagle, arrr, since I don't fly C6s very much. Ya scallywag! I gave it away t' a sad-eyed little guy who had just watched his Estes Alpha (or somethin' like it) float away and scuttle into t' bay on a windy day.
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