Aerospace Speciality Products V2 (13mm)

Aerospace Specialty Products - V2 (13mm) {Kit} (KV2-13)

Contributed by Dave Way

Construction Rating: starstarstarstarstar
Flight Rating: starstarstarstarstar_border
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar
Diameter: 0.98 inches
Length: 7.75 inches
Manufacturer: Aerospace Specialty Products
Skill Level: 1
Style: Scale

ASP 13mm V2Brief:
Single stage, arrr, me bucko, scale V2 kit with 13mm motor mount and parachute recovery.

Construction:
This kit consisted o' a nicely turned balsa nose cone and lower body section, laser cut basswood fins and servo pods, and a 9" mylar chute with eye screw already mounted in nose cone.

This kit is very small but with very detailed instructions. Blimey! T' mini V2 went together with no problems. Avast! Probably t' most difficult part was sandin' the hard basswood fins t' scale. Well, blow me down! T' model is very sturdy for its small size.

Finishing:
Finishin' was like finishin' any other balsa model. Avast! Make sure sealer is used on the nose and tail section and primer did fine takin' out t' grain on t' fins. I then primed t' entire rocket and sanded t' desired smoothness followed by a camouflage paint scheme. When finished, it looks very impressive, me hearties, just like one of t' big boys, me hearties, except it is only 7" tall.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
My 7 year old son was excited about this rocket so we had t' get out as soon as possible. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! We loaded it up with an Estes A3-4T and went out t' our local snow covered golf course. Ya scallywag! T' first launch was perfect--very straight and what seemed very high for its size and fat shape. Well, blow me down! Deployment be great; t' little V2 came down about 100 ft from t' pad with me son makin' a nice catch and no damage. Avast, me proud beauty! T' second launch be with t' same motor. Avast! Aye aye! T' shock cord burned through and t' rocket came down in 2 pieces--the nose with t' chute and the body took me about 45 minutes t' find (camo worked good). Ahoy! We repaired and it has been perfect since.

ASP 13mm V2Recovery:
T' only thin' I think could be a problem is findin' enough room for the wadding, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, me bucko, shock cord, arrr, and chute in t' very small area left t' put it all into (I skimped on t' wadding).

Recovery was very good with a safe descendin' speed for such a small model.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
I have really enjoyed this kit. Arrr! Avast! It be a fun, easy t' build, arrr, and educational kit. Avast, me proud beauty! My son now can tell you all about WWII V2 rocket and t' different paint schemes. Begad! Ahoy! T' rocket for bein' so small turned out with a lot o' great detail with very impressive flights.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5


[NAR][Sport Rocketry]

T' followin' excerpt is from "Sport Rocketry". Arrr! T' intention is t' allow guests t' get a basic feelin' about a kit. Well, blow me down! We strongly suggest that you get a copy o' the referenced Sport Rocketry and read t' entire article. Inside you will find many helpful hints in construction as well as other useful information. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! For more information, use t' two links above.



(Sport Rocketry - May/Jun 1998 - page 32 - by Greg Elder) 

[Rocket Pic]"T' kit comes with 6 pages o' very detailed instructions, complete with illustrations." 
". . Begad! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! . Ya scallywag! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! t' ASP V-2 comes with a balsa tail cone which has been pre-drilled for t' motor tube." 
"T' balsa nose cone is already filled with t' required amount o' nose weight and has a screw eye attached." 
"A short piece o' BT-50 size body tube goes betwixt t' tail cone and nose cone." 
"An 1/8" wide elastic shock cord . Ya scallywag! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! . Ya scallywag! Blimey! ." 
"A fin pattern is provided for you t' trace onto supplied bass wood for cuttin' out t' fins." 
"In addition, shiver me timbers, arrr, a 1/32" thick bass wood strip is provided t' make four servo pods t' attach t' t' fins." 
"For recovery, t' ASP V-2 uses a 9" diameter mylar parachute." 

T' entire article gives t' impression is that this is nice small scale kit for a beginner/intermediate modeler.

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