| Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Diameter: | 1.64 inches |
| Length: | 24.50 inches |
| Manufacturer: | FlisKits  |
| Skill Level: | 1 |
| Style: | Sport |
Brief:
Skill level 1,
4FNC rocket, parachute recovery
Construction:
- 1 Balsa Nose Cone
- 1 18" BT-60 body tube
- 4 1/8" laser cut balsa fins
- 2 2" launch lugs
- 1 30" shock cord
- 1 screw eye
- 1 18mm motor mount kit w/ fiber centerin' rings
- peel 'n' stick decal set
- 1 16" parachute
T' instructions were very good and easy t' follow. I built it usin' yellow carpenter's glue. Begad! Begad! Fins are laser cut, I simply rounded t' leadin' edge. Avast! Begad! Sealed the fins and nose cone with Elmer's Fill 'n' Finish.
No cons t' construction.
Finishing:
After sealin' and sandin' t' balsa parts, arrr, matey, I primed with Testor's gray primer
and finished with Modelmaster enamel. I used some o' t' peel 'n' stick decals
provided. Ya scallywag! Aye aye!
Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5
Flight:
I have flown t' Rhino twice. Once on a B4-2 as recommended by Fliskits and
once on a B4-4. Avast! Ahoy! T' B4-2 flight be perfect. Well, blow me down! Straight and very little spinning
of t' rocket. Avast, me bucko, me proud beauty! T' rocket has a slow, graceful takeoff on this motor. Aye aye! Aye aye! Ejection
and recovery were perfect. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! Then for some unknown reason, me bucko, I put in a B4-4. The
flight be essentially t' same but with t' longer delay, shiver me timbers, me bucko, ejection was past
apogee as t' nosecone was pointed down. This resulted in dent in t' nosecone
from t' body tube, but this me fault for choosin' t' wrong ejection delay!
Recovery:
Shock cord is 3/8" elastic attached with an Estes style paper mount. Well, blow me down!
Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5
Summary:
Very Nice kit, me bucko, well packaged, shiver me timbers, me bucko, excellent customer service from t' staff at
Fliskits. Begad! Begad! Blimey! Perfect first rocket. Fun t' build, me bucko, me hearties, flies very well.
Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5
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Background: This spring I ran a build session for faculty kids at the school where I teach. I ended up using the Quest Bright Hawk for the 7-9 year olds and the Quest Big Betty for the 10-12 year olds. After the build session, I began thinking about the types of rockets that would make great first builds for a budding rocketeer. I wanted to select rockets to compare that had the ...
- FlisKits Rhino By Jason Toft
Brief: A simple, super stable beginners rocket. Perfect for use in classes. Construction: In the kit there is: 1 BT-60 tube 1 Balsa NC 2 Fin Stock Sheets 1 Engine mount kit (motor tube, hook, rings, etc.) 1 Adaptable Size Chute A set of miscellaneous items (shockcord, shroud lines, tape disks, screw eye) I bought ten of these kits to use in a rocket class my ...
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