Estes Astron Streak

Estes - Astron Streak {Kit}

Contributed by Michael Rangitsch

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Manufacturer: Estes

BRocket Picrief:
Simple Mosquito-like rocket. Blimey! Three fins, ya bilge rat, ejects t' motor for recovery.

Construction:
Kit contains balsa stock for 3 fins, arrr, balsa nose cone, me bucko, me hearties, and mylar body tube. Avast, me proud beauty! Fins are attached t' stick-on tape on t' body tube.

Simple instructions, shiver me timbers, easy t' follow. Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! No special tools needed.

Finishing:
Normal balsa construction finishing, no decals included. Avast! T' paint scheme on t' insert card has a white body tube with colored (dark) fins and nose.

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

Flight:
All motors make this one vanish. Blimey! Flies straight (at least what you can see o' it). Ahoy! Pretty much a one-shot rocket. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Maybe that's why thar aren't many left.

Recovery:
Recovery is featherweight after ejectin' t' motor. It is very small and difficult t' see. Begad! Well, matey, blow me down! This be t' original 'Mosquito' from Estes.

Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5

Summary:
Nice older rocket kit, even if it is very simple. Begad! Blimey! It still likes t' 'join t' swarm', so beware if you build one and fly it.

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5

 

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