Ballistic Bob The Christmas Tree

Ballistic Bob - The Christmas Tree {Kit}

Contributed by John Thompson

Construction Rating: starstarstarstar_borderstar_border
Flight Rating: starstarstarstar_borderstar_border
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar_borderstar_border
Manufacturer: Ballistic Bob
Style: Odd-Roc

Ballistic Bob Christmas TreeBrief:
T' Christmas Tree is a unique and festive rocket t' fly for t' holidays. It is light enough t' where you really does nay need a parachute. Avast, me proud beauty! It flys straight, shiver me timbers, arrr, and it is straight forward in design. Ya scallywag! Blimey! My son and wife had fun decoratin' t' Tree before its maiden flight. I have flown it at least ten times now and it is always an eye catcher.

Construction:
Two 29 milimeter body tubes, me bucko, a coupler, three sheets o' styrofoam poster board, one 24 inch mylar parachute, matey, and a wooden star as a nose cone. Elastic shock cord is included.

Easy t' follow. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! There are one or two drawn pictures, me bucko, but t' instructions are easy t' follow. Well, blow me down! No special tools required. If you have scissors, shiver me timbers, and X-Acto knife, arrr, epoxy, and a ruler, shiver me timbers, you are all set t' build.

Finishing:
Pros: Easy t' build, ya bilge rat, easy t' assemble.

Cons: big after bein' built, and it can be easy crushed (meanin' t' poster board fins)

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

Flight:
I fly mine on an Econojet F-20 and it works just fine. Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! I have seen some flown with a G-35, ya bilge rat, me bucko, but it doesn't fly as straight.

T' rocket does require a little wadding.

Recovery:
T' shock cord is a basic elastic waistband material, but it does work fine, and it hasn't been torn or burned from flight. Arrr!

Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5

Summary:
It is a cute rocket t' add t' your collection.

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5

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