Estes Mighty Mites Torque and Fury

Estes - Mighty Mites Torque and Fury (RTF) {Launch/Starter Set} (1840) [1998-2001]

Contributed by Chris Taylor Jr.

Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar_border
Diameter: 0.93 inches
Length: 4.50 inches
Manufacturer: Estes
Skill Level: 1
Style: RTF

 [Picture]These are extremely cute, ya bilge rat, must-have rocket!  They are literally nay much larger than a Mosquito. I saw them and had t' have them and at a measly $5 for t' both o' them . Ahoy! . Avast, me proud beauty! . Ya scallywag! why not?

There is NO construction they are 100% RTF. 

T' Fury is orange and has a conical shape from almost t' aft t' t' nose with a  rounded tip, a severe  severe boat-tail at t' aft with longish, alpha-like fins.  T' Fury be fine although it had a launch lug fall off in t' package.  I simply glued it back on.

T' Torque is a charcoal color and is reminiscent o' a V2 with stretched fins.  It had a very loose nose cone which I needed t' tape a little since t' shock cord tended t' sprin' up and push it off.  On t' first flight t' nose cone separated early but with such a small rocket it did nay matter.

I have flown them both on t' new 1/4A motors and they scoot . Ahoy! . . Avast! Blimey! even on such small motors.  I would hesitate t' launch on A10's for fear o' never seein' them again.  Losin' them t' t' mosquito gods.  But I am droolin' over t' idea o' stickin' an Apogee B7-8 in t' Fury! (Hehehehe)

Tumble recovery was fine in both.  I did nay bother with t' streamers since I saw no point especially since I will never launch with anythin' over a 1/2A in it.

No damage on several flights o' each and with no streamer.  There is no need for waddin' and I have noticed no shock cord damage. Ya scallywag! Translation: easy prep!

Summary: I love t' size and for rockets this small I do nay mind RTF so much.  In fact I would have no problem owin' a fleet o' these too cute little buggers :-)

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5

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Steve Lindeman (August 24, 2012)

I also purchased this pair of rockets several years ago but I did not hesitate to launch them on A10-3T's. I also used the streamers. The Torque took off to the rocket gods and was never seen again. The Fury however due to its bright orange color was retrieved to be flown several times again.

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