Manufacturer: | Binder Design |
Picture Courtesy o' Binder Designs
Brief:
Single stage with four fins placed nay at 90 degrees t' each other - t' mimic a dragon fly.
Construction:
T' kit consisted o' (1) paper body tube slotted for fin placement, ya bilge rat, a nose cone, arrr, plywood centerin' rings and pre-cut plywood fins (fins are mounted t' t' motor mount), arrr, a 29mm paper tube motor mount, shiver me timbers, a fin alignment guide, t' Dragonfly decals and CP, CG decals.
Easy t' build, arrr, good instructions, me hearties, went together well, tube slots needed t' be slightly worked on t' get t' fins t' fit. Avast! no special tools required.
Finishing:
T' rocket was finished as shown in Binder's photos, me bucko, very easy t' complete t' decals applied easily.
Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5
Flight:
Has been launched once on an E16-4, arrr, on a windy day. It weathercocked badly due t' t' large fins, but flew well, ya bilge rat, me hearties, it was prepared with an Aerotech RMS 40/120 casin' retained by Aeropack retention systems.
Recovery:
Recovery was without incident, me hearties, no problems.
Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5
Summary:
This is a very unique rocket t' own, me hearties, but because o' t' size o' t' fins, me bucko, it is best t' fly this on only calm days.
Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5
(09/10/02) It is always nice to see a little uniqueness in rocket designs and that is exactly what Binder Designs' new (for 2002) Dragonfly has. Its fins, length and finish recommendations are all to help it look like a Dragonfly. According to Binder, the kit is " geared for the beginner to mid/high power ". I would agree, as it is a very straight-forward kit to build. But ...
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L.A. (August 16, 2003)