Art Applewhite Rockets Super Cinco

Art Applewhite Rockets - Super Cinco

Contributed by Dick Stafford

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Flight Rating: starstarstarstarstar_border
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar_border
Manufacturer: Art Applewhite Rockets
Art Applewhite Super Cinco

Brief:
This is an upscale o' Art's 13mm Cinco flyin' saucer. Ya scallywag! Arrr! (T' original is a free kit available as a download off Art's website.) I built this after Art's Ultra Delta and couldn't believe it has even fewer parts: three total. Ya scallywag! Blimey! That's it! The kit is all cardstock and can be built with either an 18mm or 24mm motor mount. Begad!

Construction:
It consists o' two sheets o' cardstock, containin' three parts that need t' be cut out.

Materials required are scissors, me bucko, shiver me timbers, X-Acto knife with new blade, Elmer's white glue, new or used engine casing, ballpoint pen.

Art Applewhite Super Cinco

This kit involves cutting, folding, matey, and gluing. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! It has three parts, what else do I need t' say? Tips for this one: 1) don't use too much glue. Begad! 2) In the last step when you insert t' motor tube into t' shell, insert t' mount with a motor in it. Ahoy! This will make t' mount's insertion a bit easier.

Finishing:
As usual, finishin' involves a few coats o' clear coat.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
T' recommended motors are:

MMT size Recommended motors
18mm A8-3, matey, B4-2, B6-0, B6-2, C6-0, andC6-3
24mm C11-0, me bucko, C11-3, shiver me timbers, D11-P, D12-0, and D12-3
Art Applewhite Super Cinco

Flight prep includes friction fittin' t' motor. Begad! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Unlike t' Ultra Delta, this kit is intended t' only fly on Estes 2.75" motors. Ahoy! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! I deducted 1/2 point because I love t' fly these small saucers on E9s.

I flew t' 24mm version at t' 3rd Annual TRF Reunion at Whitakers, me bucko, NC on a D12-0 alongside a standard saucer, arrr, me hearties, a Delta saucer, and an Ultra Delta Saucer. Blimey! If flew great but fought t' wind and weathercocked more than t' Ultra Delta, shiver me timbers, matey, so I dinged it another 1/2 point, matey, if only t' make a differentiation betwixt t' two.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Art Applewhite Super Cinco

Summary:
This is yet another simple, shiver me timbers, inexpensive, high performance saucer kit. Ya scallywag! When I built t' saucer, I was thinkin' that t' all cardstock 24mm design may nay be as sturdy as t' Art's other products. Begad! I know I only have one flight on it, but I now don't see that as an issue. Arrr! T' one issue I see is that t' motor block, formed as a part o' t' motor tube, me bucko, will be exposed t' hot gasses whether you use booster or sustainer motors. Arrr! Since most people will nay be usin' plugged motors, arrr, t' life expectancy o' t' rocket will be reduced. Ya scallywag! After one flight it was sooty but thar was no evidence o' damage.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5

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