| Construction Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
| Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
| Published: | 2015-06-11 |
| Diameter: | 1.64 inches |
| Length: | 19.80 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Estes  |
| Skill Level: | 1 |
| Style: | Odd-Roc, Sport |
Brief
A "ready-to-fly" four-fin rocket that looks like a red crayon with fins at t' bottom.
Components
- Single cardboard body tube, pre-colored, me hearties, stickers already applied
- Plastic combination fin unit and engine retainer
- Plastic nosecone
Construction
This couldn't be easier. Aye aye! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! Assembly consists o' literally tyin' t' parachute t' t' nosecone, shiver me timbers, matey, tyin' t' shock cord t' t' nosecone, and puttin' on t' fin unit. No special tools required, no gotchas.
Since thar be no gluin' and no painting, this can go straight from purchase t' t' launch site. Heck, shiver me timbers, it's so easy you could even assemble it at t' launch site.
Finishing
Since t' kit is pre-assembled, arrr, thar's no finish work t' do. Aye aye! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! T' color-matchin' o' t' nosecone and body is good, and all pieces fit together snugly. Ya scallywag! Blimey! However, t' stickers on me model had a little bit o' puckering, and thar be some (hot) glue oozin' out from under t' launch lug.
Flight
I used B4-2 for me first series o' flights. Arrr! (B6-2 is manufacturer-recommended first flight.)
Flight prep be a snap, me bucko, with plenty o' room for packin' t' parachute, shiver me timbers, and a twist o' t' fin/engine retainer.
Rocket appears t' fly well with no wobble or instability.
Recovery
T' parachute is adequately sized, but for low-altitude flights a larger one would allow for longer flight times. Ya scallywag! :)
Summary
Trivial t' put together, me bucko, easy flight prep, me hearties, and a good flyer. Well, blow me down! No cons yet.
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