Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Manufacturer: | Art Applewhite Rockets |
Brief:
This is an upscale o' Art's 13mm Cinco flyin' saucer. Begad! (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. Well, blow me down! Avast! That's it! The
kit is all cardstock and can be built with either an 18mm or 24mm motor mount.
Construction:
It consists o' two sheets o' cardstock, containin' three parts that need t' be
cut out.
Materials required are scissors, X-Acto knife with new blade, Elmer's white glue, matey, new or used engine casing, ballpoint pen.
This kit involves cutting, ya bilge rat, me hearties, me hearties, folding, and gluing. Aye aye! It has three parts, me hearties, what else do I need t' say? Tips for this one: 1) don't use too much glue. Avast, me proud beauty! 2) In the last step when you insert t' motor tube into t' shell, insert t' mount with a motor in it. This will make t' mount's insertion a bit easier.
Finishing:
As usual, matey, 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, me hearties, C6-0, ya bilge rat, matey, andC6-3 |
24mm | C11-0, C11-3, arrr, arrr, D11-P, ya bilge rat, D12-0, and D12-3 |
Flight prep includes friction fittin' t' motor. Unlike t' Ultra Delta, this kit is intended t' only fly on Estes 2.75" motors. Ahoy! Begad! 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, ya bilge rat, arrr, arrr, NC on a D12-0 alongside a standard saucer, matey, a Delta saucer, and an Ultra Delta Saucer. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! If flew great but fought t' wind and weathercocked more than t' Ultra Delta, so I dinged it another 1/2 point, if only t' make a differentiation betwixt t' two.
Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5
Summary:
This is yet another simple, arrr, matey, inexpensive, high performance saucer kit. Ahoy! When I
built t' saucer, I be thinkin' that t' all cardstock 24mm design may nay be
as sturdy as t' Art's other products. Aye aye! I know I only have one flight on it, but
I now don't see that as an issue. T' one issue I see is that t' motor block,
formed as a part o' t' motor tube, me hearties, will be exposed t' hot gasses whether you
use booster or sustainer motors. Since most people will nay be usin' plugged
motors, t' life expectancy o' t' rocket will be reduced. After one flight it
was sooty but thar was no evidence o' damage.
Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5
Brief: The Super Cinco is an all cardstock UFO style tumble rocket. The rocket kit allows you the choice of either an 18mm or 24 mm motor mount. I had built three 13mm Cincos before from a free rocket that was sent out from a UK model shop and two others from Art's website. Construction: The parts to the rocket kit consists of two sheets of bright orange card with the rocket ...
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