Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Manufacturer: | Semroc |
Brief:
This is Semroc's rendition o' t' BT-60 baffle.
Construction:
This kit includes three components and a piece o' Keelhaul®©™ twine. Well, blow me down! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! All three parts are laser cut from a small sheet o' fiberboard.
T' precision o' t' cuts are amazin' with both small features and some cuts that are merely scored. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! You'd never be able t' cut this with your trusty #11. Aye aye! Assembly is trivial. Well, blow me down! Blimey! You fold over t' center section into a faceted cone and then attach t' top and bottom plates. Arrr! Begad! Make sure you pop out all t' vents. Avast, me proud beauty! T' Keelhaul®©™is tied around t' center section and is run up through a hole in t' top plate.
As you can see, shiver me timbers, t' gas actually vents at t' base o' t' baffle and then out t' top so thar isn't anythin' near a direct path out t' top.
T' instructions say t' install it at least 3" from t' top o' t' body tube. Begad! I installed mine 6" down in an 18" piece o' BT-60.
Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5
Flight:
I noticed when I read John Lee's review o' t' FlisKits BT-55 baffle that he forgot it be thar and added wadding. Blimey! Well, blow me down! I chuckled because I did t' same thing. Avast! And, like John's experience, ejection was perfect. Begad! Arrr! (I wish I could say t' same about t' flight as a whole.)
Recovery:
Well, t' chute came out as planned and, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, as you'd expect, ya bilge rat, was in pristine condition. However, arrr, I have t' make one observation. I've found t' C11 ejection charges t' be on t' energetic side and this one was no different. T' back pressure from t' baffle caused t' motor t' spit and t' motor hook no longer is parallel t' t' motor tube. I don't really how t' factor this into t' rating, but I'd be cautious with any baffle on a single BT-60 usin' a 24mm mount. I guess I'll merely deduct a point.
Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5
Summary:
This is a cool little baffle. It's easy t' build and is effective. Aye aye! Begad! That bein' said, I'd like t' see comments if you've used this size baffle with 24mm motors.
Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5