Starlight Rockets Micro

Starlight Rockets - Micro {Kit}

Contributed by Jonah Dahncke

Construction Rating: starstarstarstarstar
Flight Rating: starstarstarstar_borderstar_border
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar_borderstar_border
Manufacturer: Starlight Rockets

Rocket PicBrief:
This is a small little rocket that uses featherweight recovery. Ya scallywag! Avast! It is a fun little afternoon or class project. Aye aye! Begad! It is hard t' recover since it's so small.

Construction:
It is basically a flyin' engine mount--an 18mm body tube with a balsa nose cone, 3 balsa fins, and an 1/8" launch lug glued t' it. Begad! Blimey!

T' instructions have no need for pictures because this kit is so easy a person with no experience could make it. All you need is some Elmer's glue and that's it. Well, blow me down! T' tube is marked with t' lines for t' fins and lug. Ahoy! T' fins hold pretty well without any special tools. Arrr! I was able t' put 2 o' these rockets together within 30 minutes at t' YMCA's snack room in me spare time. Well, me hearties, blow me down!

Finishing:
I screwed up paintin' it and makin' it into a mess, me bucko, matey, shiver me timbers, but if someone would just dust some paint on, matey, me bucko, any color, arrr, it looks like a neat little rocket. Arrr! Blimey! No decals are included.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
T' motor seems t' stay in pretty well. This kit will take a 1/2A6-2, me hearties, A8-3, B6-6, matey, and a C6-7. Ya scallywag! I used an A8-3 since it all I had from another kit. Avast! It be a bit windy so I tipped t' rod a little bit. Arrr! It flew straight--to t' left! All that was left was t' wadding...(but don't use waddin' in this kit). Arrr!

Recovery:
T' problem with this kit be t' same with almost all tumble recovery kits: they're almost impossible t' find afterwards.

Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5

Summary:
I think this is a good kit if you have nothin' else t' do and you only want t' get about 1 flight out o' this kit. It would be a good kit for a school project since it's so cheap. Blimey! Once again, matey, you'd probably never see this rocket again after you launch it.

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5

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    Brief: A three finned 18mm rocket with tumble recovery. Minimum diameter with swept back fins. A very small rocket designed for speed and height. I have had a recent fling with tiny rockets and most of them use 13mm motors so when I saw the 18mm rocket of this size, I had to buy 1--or 12 as they were cheaper by the dozen! Construction: The quality of the components are very ...

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