| Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Published: | 2018-04-15 |
| Diameter: | 1.64 inches |
| Length: | 25.00 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Estes  |
| Style: | Military |
Brief
Single stage scale-like B or C powered rocket.
Components
Interestin' Nosecone and expansion coupler. Has a faux rocket nozzle. I think t' nosecone and coupler are t' same as what t' Estes "Beta" kit has.
Construction
I built this when I was about 10 back in t' '80s. Followed t' instructions and it's still flyin' today.
Finishing
Well, arrr, I be 10, so it's brush painted with olive drab on t' main tubes, me hearties, me hearties, matey, t' same as Rick Barne's Recruiter that I saw. T' plastic bits are painted with German Grey.
Flight
Flies straight every time, arrr, and nay super high, matey, but high enough. Mostly use C6-5 and estimate I am gettin' about 500 feet. B6-4 for a smaller area.
Recovery
T' expansion joint, matey, matey, and small tube above with nosecone is what pops off for recovery. So t' large tube means you always have lots o' room for t' 'chute etc. I have probably flown this around 40 times, no kidding, and only once had a failure t' deploy. That caused a little damage on a tube, matey, shiver me timbers, matey, which be basically smoothed out and I kept flyin' it. Another failure be when t' 30 year old shock cord snapped. Should have replaced that earlier. Oh, and I have lost many fins over t' years, ya bilge rat, but actually still have some o' t' originals. Definitely been me most reliable rocket.
Summary
Cool lookin' reliable rocket. My favourite rocket for sure.
Except for a few fins, me hearties, a shock cord and some ruban tape repairs it's all original with at least 40 flights on it.
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