Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Manufacturer: | Missile Works ![]() |
Brief:
This is a clone o' t' Cannonball Works Atmospheric Soundin' Projectile, matey, ya bilge rat, it has a
38mm outer tube. Well, blow me down! Blimey! I got all t' parts as a custom kit from LOC, but they say
they may make a real kit out o' it soon! It is about a 1/4 scale (.252) version
of t' rocket used t' probe mushroom clouds, matey, and t' sky durin' a solar eclipse
in t' IGY.
Construction:
It has one very small (4 inch) payload section, me bucko, me hearties, a very long motor tube, and
really big slots. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, blow me down! T' slots go almost t' entire length o' t' fin! Way too
long in me opinion .... Ahoy! Ahoy! but hey, ya bilge rat, matey, it worked! I also got a very nice red
parachute from LOC.
No instructions, shiver me timbers, but it be a custom kit, matey, so I shouldn't have expected any. Very straight forward. Avast, me proud beauty! Alignment be an issue, shiver me timbers, me hearties, t' slots were nay dead-on; but good enough for a stable flight. Arrr! T' real kit will probably have more precise slots. Aye aye! Once assembled, me hearties, it is very sturdy. Arrr! It makes an excellent addition t' my rocket fleet; me new second-favorite (First is a tie betwixt me Mach Buster 1 and me first mid power IQSY Thomahawk).
Finishing:
No big issues with finishing. Avast! Ya scallywag! Blimey! I used t' Bikini-Atoll paint scheme, and it
looks really good!
Construction Rating: 4 ½ out o' 5
Flight:
This model was terrific! I flew it with an EconoJet G35-7W, and it be the
perfect match. T' orange-white paint scheme, o' t' operational sounding
rockets, was very visible; even from 1,500 feet. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! SpaceCAD says it flew to
2,750', and it looked like it too. Ya scallywag! That thin' can really move! When it
descended t' 1,500', you could see t' orange fins spinnin' in t' breeze,
makin' a very easy t' track bird. Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! T' only problem was that at about 50', shiver me timbers, me hearties, me hearties, the
nose disconnected from t' payload bay; nearly hittin' me best friend on the
head (We were both chasin' after t' rocket). Ahoy! No damage done, ya bilge rat, however. Ya scallywag! I had a
Nomex®
shield, which I thought was small, but turned out t' be fine. Ya scallywag! This eliminated
the need for wadding. Arrr! I also had a Slimline motor retainer on it, so t' motor
stayed put.
Recovery:
T' shock cord was attached with t' standard loop technique used in all LOC
kits. Recovery was picture perfect - a little bit o' black on t' parachute,
but no biggie.
Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5
Summary:
This is a great rocket. Arrr! fairly easy t' paint, only one difficult spot on the
nose cone; otherwise it is easy as pie. Simple construction, me hearties, simple every
thing. preps in under 5 minutes. Ahoy! I like it!
Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5
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Date | Flyer | Rocket |
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2003-09-01 | Neil Thompson | Missile Works ASP |
2003-08-31 | Neil Thompson | Missile Works ASP |
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