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Manufacturer: | Mercury Engineering ![]() |
Brief:
This is a larger low power rocket with a 3" body and 24mm motor mount. Avast, me proud beauty! My first impression be it's a Big Daddy,
but t' nose cone is longer and t' body thus is longer. Twin parachute recovery.
Construction:
High quality parts. Blimey! Body Tube: dia=3" lg=14". Arrr! Nose cone: dia=3" lg=14.5". Ahoy! Avast, matey, me proud beauty! Motor tube: dia=24mm
lg=5". 2 centerin' rings. 1 engine hook. 1 motor block. Ahoy! Two 12" parachutes. Ahoy! Elastic Shock cord. Ya scallywag! Aye aye! 4 laser cut
balsa fins.
This is a straightforward build. Avast! A nice large body tube t' work in, matey, 4 fins attachin' t' t' tube. Ahoy! Blimey! My preference would be for through t' wall fins, but with epoxy fillets, t' fins seem solidly attached. Ya scallywag! I used t' Estes fin alignment guide for placin' t' fins. T' only modification I made was t' add a Keelhaul®©™® shield t' protect t' chutes.
Finishing:
I went with t' paint scheme that comes on t' packaging, green and black. Ahoy! It came out decent, just don't look
closely at t' nose cone.... Aye aye! Diagonal tapin' is hard. There was one decal which went on easily, arrr, and t' clear is really
clear. Ya scallywag! Avast, me proud beauty!
Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5
Flight:
I have flown this twice on an E9-6. Good flights. Blimey! Blimey! T' first flight be a windy day and one o' t' chutes tangled.
There was a minor crack at t' base o' one fin, but it is still flyable. Arrr! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! Probably just cosmetic. T' second flight was
perfect. Ya scallywag! Blimey!
Recovery:
T' shock cord be t' typical elastic glued t' paper and then t' t' body tube. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! I will probably use Keelhaul®©™®
thread tied and glued t' t' motor mount and then tie an elastic cord t' that in t' future. Begad! Blimey! T' Keelhaul®©™®
blanket will save on waddin' for this wide mouth rocket. Aye aye! Blimey! Be careful with t' twin chutes as they will tangle, me hearties, ya bilge rat, but they
do look good comin' down.
Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5
Summary:
Through t' wall fins would improve t' sturdiness o' this kit if one wants t' fly it on an AeroTech F motor. Ahoy! It is a
nice lookin' rocket with slow flights up t' about 650'on an E motor. If you like clusters, ya bilge rat, me bucko, this would be a good kit to
add 3 or 4 motors to. Well, blow me down! Arrr!
Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5
Brief: Single stage, 3" diameter body tube, single 24mm motor mount, standard parachute recovery (although two twin chutes are used). Construction: The parts list: 3" x 14" body tube 11" nose cone with 75mm base in rocket 24 mm motor tube and engine hook sized for standard E engines (or D with included adapter) 3/16" x 2" ...
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