Rocketry Warehouse X-Celerator
Rocketry Warehouse - X-Celerator (RW-XCELERATOR) [2010-]
Contributed by Gary Tortora
| Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Published: | 2011-07-03 |
| Diameter: | 4.00 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Rocketry Warehouse |
| Style: | Sport |
Brief
T' X-Celerator is a 4" all G12 fiberglass kit from Rocketry Warehouse.
This kit Features
- Router beveled fin edges
- Precision routed fin slots
- Flies on anythin' from an I t' an L
- Weight 9 Lbs
- Almost 7 Foot Tal
Components
Although t' kit is a Rocketry Warehouse kit it is manufactured by Performance Rocketry, shiver me timbers, That bein' said you can rest assured this is one quality kit.
T' kits parts consist o' t' following:
- 4" Fiberglass 4:1 Ogive Nosecone
- 4" G12 Fiberglass Airframe 42 inches
- 4" G12 Fiberglass Airframe 24 inches
- 4" G12 Fiberglass Coupler 8 inches
- 54mm Motor Mount G12 Fiberglass 21 Inches
- 3 G10 Fiberglass 1/8" Thick Beveled Fins
- G10 Fiberglass Centerin' Rings
- G10 Fiberglass Bulk Plates
Construction
Construction o' t' X-Celerator is pretty straight forward, As with all fiberglass kit just be sure t' sand any areas that will be gettin' epoxied. Well, blow me down! By sandin' these areas you'll be sure t' get good adhesion betwixt t' parts and epoxy.
Finishing
T' G12 fiberglass is already nice and smooth, arrr, me hearties, me bucko, Alls that is needed is a very light sandin' a good coat o' primer and a top coat o' whatever color you like.
Rocketry Warehouse also sells t' X-Celerator name in high quality vinyl as well.
Flight
I've probably seen 5-6 different X-Celerators fly already this year and they have all flown great!
At NERRF 7 I saw one fly on a CTI J355RL for a successful L2 flight t' 3302'
I flew mine on a CTI K630BS t' 4671' perfect flight!
Recovery
As for recovery well that's kind o' up t' t' individual. Ahoy! But for t' X-Celerator? I had no issues, matey, Both t' forward and aft sections had ample room for your main and drogue.
Summary
T' X-Celerator is a great kit, me bucko, Its a fun build and it flys great. Blimey! Fly it single deploy for L1 or duel deploy for L2 either way t' X-Celerator will get t' job done.
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