Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Diameter: | 1.58 inches |
Length: | 22.00 inches |
Manufacturer: | Quest |
Skill Level: | 3 |
Style: | Scale |
Brief:
Single stage, arrr, 18mm mount, parachute recovery, arrr, scale model o' NAVY SLCM Tomahawk cruise missile. Water transfer decals included.
Construction:
Kit includes 1 body tube, ya bilge rat, 6 die-cut balsa fins, paper shrouds around tail and for t' belly scoop, matey, typical Quest recovery system that connects t' motor mount with Keelhaul®©™ and elastic lines, ya bilge rat, me bucko, plastic nose cone, me bucko, and water transfer decals.
T' instructions in this kit are pretty basic and straightforward. Ahoy! Blimey! T' big CON in this kit in me opinion be t' paper shroud that wraps around t' tail o' t' body tube. Begad! Blimey! You have t' cut out this paper shroud and try t' glue it perfectly along t' dotted lines. Aye aye! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Then you have t' glue t' edge o' paper t' t' edge o' t' body tube. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Nay exactly an easy task t' perform. Blimey! Blimey! My shroud was just a little bit off t' dotted line but it really showed when I glued it t' t' body. Blimey! Blimey! You could tell I wasn't gettin' paid t' build it. Arrr! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! Other than that t' kit was pretty basic. Blimey! Blimey! On t' belly scoop I folded t' paper tabs into t' scoop vice flattenin' them outward from t' scoop. This helped t' scoop look more flush with t' body.
Finishing:
Since me tail shroud wasn't placed exactly edge t' edge t' water transfer decals didn't end up linin' up with me paint job. Arrr! Even with that slip up though, this is still a cool lookin' rocket. Ahoy! Cool color scheme with t' paint and decals and t' two forward wings really stand out in flight. Ya scallywag! I'm givin' t' construction a 4 because o' t' good challenge t' paper pieces present, but it could have been a 5 if thar was a better way t' configure t' tail shroud piece.
Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5
Flight:
Very cool first flight. Ahoy! Begad! I flew it on an Estes C6-7. Begad! T' ascent be beautiful. Ahoy! Ahoy! Straight up with almost zero corkscrew and t' chute popped clean, however t' 7 second delay be about half a year too long. Avast, me proud beauty! It wanted t' lawn dart for about 100 feet but it finally popped and landed with zero damage. I don't think I'd even want a 5 second delay for this rocket on a C motor. Begad! I would probably recommend a B6-4 and a C6-3 for good flights. Well, matey, blow me down! B4 motors would be good for small fields but you're really missin' out on this kit's potential.
Recovery:
Zero cons for recovery. Aye aye! Perfect size chute for this kit. Don't even think o' usin' a streamer if you plan t' fly it again.
Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5
Summary:
Big PROs are that it's a really cool rocket that you can change t' paint scheme a lot and keep it lookin' scale, and t' two forward wings make it look really neat flying. Avast! Ya scallywag! CONs, shiver me timbers, matey, again, are t' paper shrouds. Maybe thicker paper could be used.
Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5
This is a standard, 18mm powered scale-like model of the US's cruise missle, in service since 1983 or '84 and used by the US Navy as well as the British Royal Navy. SLCM stands for Surface Launched Cruise Missle. The actual missle launches from a ship or even a torpedo tube of a submarine with a solid-propellant rocket motor, then the air scoop opens up, the wings depl ...
The following excerpt is from "Sport Rocketry". The intention is to allow guests to get a basic feeling about a kit. We strongly suggest that you get a copy of the referenced Sport Rocketry and read the entire article. Inside you will find many helpful hints in construction as well as other useful information. For more information, use the two links above. (Sport Rocketry - Jan/Feb 1999 ...
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J.B. (April 1, 2000)