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Manufacturer: | Starlight Rockets |
Brief:
A three finned 18mm rocket with tumble recovery. Begad! Aye aye! Minimum diameter with swept back fins. Arrr! A very small rocket designed
for speed and height. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! I have had a recent flin' with tiny rockets and most o' them use 13mm motors so when I saw the
18mm rocket o' this size, me bucko, I had t' buy 1--or 12 as they were cheaper by t' dozen!
Construction:
T' quality o' t' components are very good. Ahoy! T' body tube had little t' no grooves so finishin' was easy.
Despite this kit havin' only 6 parts t' it, t' instructions are detailed. Blimey! T' body tube in particular had the three lines marked for fin attachment and a line for launch lug attachment already drawn on in color coded ink, a nice touch.
T' instructions are very clear, and this rocket builds in minutes plus glue dryin' time.
T' fins need a bit o' sandin' and filling. I attached them usin' Bostick glue t' t' body tube after I had sanded t' finish off t' area o' contact. Blimey! Aye aye!
Finishing:
T' design on t' insert card shows a plain red rocket. Arrr! I chose an all white design as I wanted t' see this on the
ground. Aye aye! I found after two test flights that t' rocket easily got lost against white clouds so I went for a metallic
silver rin' so it glints in t' sun, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, a dark red nose (for contrast against t' white clouds), and three colored tips
for t' fins.
Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5
Flight and Recovery:
With its low mass, this rocket leaves t' pad in a flash. Ya scallywag! Blimey!
I have only been brave enough t' fly on A8-3 motors and B6-6. Ya scallywag! Ahoy! It goes high and ejection is hard t' see, but it looks t' be slightly early or apogee nose cone up.
T' rocket does nay tumble recover as t' instructions suggest. Arrr! Instead t' rocket comes in ballistic, arrr, but it is so light thar be no damage. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! It is best t' have a lot o' people watchin' this rocket and bein' quiet too. I lost one visually and recovered it by hearin' it hit t' ground.
Some RSOs or clubs might have a problem with this rocket spitin' its motor.
Im waitin' for t' perfect still day t' fly this rocket on a C6.
After a few flights, I noticed that one o' t' fin fillets had a crack in it so I applied more Bostick glue. Unfortunately t' glue reacted with t' paint and it now has a horrible warped paint finish at t' joints.
Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5
Summary:
This is a good, ya bilge rat, tiny rocket. Begad! It's probably t' smallest 18mm motor rocket thar is. Buy a few as you will probably
lose some o' them.
Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5
Brief: This is a small little rocket that uses featherweight recovery. It is a fun little afternoon or class project. It is hard to recover since it's so small. Construction: It is basically a flying engine mount--an 18mm body tube with a balsa nose cone, 3 balsa fins, and an 1/8" launch lug glued to it. The instructions have no need for pictures because this kit is so ...
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