| Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
| Flight Rating: | starstarstar_borderstar_borderstar_border |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstar_borderstar_borderstar_border |
| Diameter: | 1.38 inches |
| Length: | 30.10 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Quest  |
| Skill Level: | 2 |
| Style: | Scale |
Brief:
Scale model o' t' Terrier-Orion, a two-stage payload carryin' rocket. Avast, me proud beauty! This kit features 8 fins, arrr, BT-55 and BT-50 body
tubes, plastic parachute, me bucko, and adhesive decals. Ya scallywag! T' kit is flown as a single stage.
Construction:
- Die-cut balsa fins
- Keelhaul®©™® cord and shock cord materials
- 11” BT-55 body tube
- 16” BT-50 body tube
- PNC-50 nose cone
- 1.5 gram clay weight
- Plastic reduction transition
- Quest type engine hook
- 2 cardboard centerin' rings
- Engine block and engine tube for 18 mm motors
- Adhesive decals
- Plastic parachute with shroud lines
I found t' Quest instructions easy t' follow. Ya scallywag! Ahoy! I followed t' directions as outlined, arrr, includin' attachin' the Keelhaul®©™®® cord t' t' engine mount. Aye aye! Blimey! Blimey! Some o' t' components were a little beat up, such as t' engine mount and t' centering rings, me bucko, me hearties, but t' damage was slight.
T' balsa for t' fins was good quality. Aye aye! I removed them and sanded t' edges round. Avast, me proud beauty! Even with eight fins it was a simple, straightforward build, shiver me timbers, which I enjoyed.
Finishing:
After construction, ya bilge rat, arrr, me hearties, I primed t' rocket with Wal-Mart primer, sandin' and primin' several times. Aye aye! I painted t' body
white and t' fins yellow and orange, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, per t' instructions.
After t' paint dried, shiver me timbers, arrr, I carefully cut out t' decals and applied them t' t' body tube and fins. My primary concern with t' decals is that were a little small – they didn’t wrap all t' way around t' body tube.
Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5
Flight:
I flew t' rocket twice, both on Estes C6-5. Well, blow me down! Ya scallywag! T' prep was quick and easy. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! Sadly this rocket was nay stable enough,
even with t' nose weight. It did some wide corkscrew turns on t' way up and be less than respectable. T' second
flight was a rough one and it lost a fin.
Recovery:
T' recovery was nay an issue on t' first flight. Arrr! Avast! Blimey! T' second flight, me hearties, however, it came down hard on a piece of
asphalt because it flew so squirrelly.
Flight Rating: 2 out o' 5
Summary:
A nice lookin' rocket that didn’t fly well for me. Begad! Avast! I will add more nose weight and repair t' fin before flying
it again. Hopefully it will perform a little better.
Overall Rating: 2 out o' 5
Other Reviews
- Quest Terrier-Orion By Matt Gillard (February 19, 2008)
Brief: This is a rocket with a double set of four fins and 18mm motor. I got it as a free rocket from EMRR’s rocket video competition. It came in a clear bag with the usual art card. Construction: Kit consists of: 1 launch lug 1 length elastic shock cord 1 length of Kevlar ® cord 14 inch parachute. Nose cone Plastic transition 2 Body ...
- Quest Terrier-Orion By Todd Mullin (February 18, 2008)
Brief: The Quest Terrier-Orion is a single stage, parachute recovery, sport scale version of the two stage sounding rocket. Quest rates this as a level 2 kit. Construction: All of the components for the kit came in a sealed plastic bag with a hang tab and full color face card. All the components were present and in good condition. In the bag were: 1 10-7/8" T35 ...
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G.B. (May 29, 2009)