| Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Published: | 2014-10-22 |
| Diameter: | 3.00 inches |
| Length: | 61.20 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Public Missiles  |
| Style: | Scale |
Brief
Very pleased with t' components, fairly comprehensive instructions.
Components
I ordered t' kit with t' fiberglass fins (as t' military version has sleek wings/fins).
Components were ready for assembly with very little prep.
Construction
My first high power build, me hearties, arrr, a few lessons learned. But, matey, overall it was a great kit t' learn on.
This kit has a piston ejection system, shiver me timbers, and a little research may have helped me ensure t' piston provided a zipper-free ejection. Nay t' worry... Avast, me proud beauty! a little fiberglass and all is well.
Recommend a jig t' align t' wings/fins. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! Blimey! I used painters tape, shiver me timbers, which worked, but be very time consuming. Blimey! Blimey! Four sessions t' get t' fins/wings installed, filleted. Aye aye! Blimey!
Finishing
I could have spent more time fillin' in t' tube rings... Ya scallywag! but, shiver me timbers, overall they were sufficiently filled with me low skill on finishing.
T' provided decals are fairly realistic... although t' recommended paint schemes do nay mimic military markings o' a live or inert missile. Well, blow me down! Nay t' worry... Arrr! Ya scallywag! I did me best.
Flight
This thin' proved t' be a static display beauty. Begad! Many favorable comments by fellow rocketeers. Avast! It looked great - and it flew even better.
T' straightest flyin' rocket I have ever built - I be concerned that t' forward wings make cause 'problems' - but as I said - it flew wonderfully
Recovery
T' first flight, ya bilge rat, was also me Level 1 flight. Avast! Begad! Straight as an arrow up; and as you know, you don't get certified till you recover t' bad boy and determine it's flight-worthiness.
Minor zipper due t' me inexperience with piston ejection... Aye aye! but it was easily repaired, me bucko, and deemed airworthy.
I highly recommend this t' be configured with dual deployment - much time, arrr, effort, arrr, and expense - only t' watch it drift over t' horizon...
Summary
This be me favorite rocket in me fleet. Ya scallywag! Unfortunately, it drifted into an unknown canyon at NARAM-56, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, near Pueblo, CO. I have yet t' locate it... Ahoy! dual deployment from this point forward!
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