Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Manufacturer: | Sunward Aerospace |
Style: | Pyramid |
Brief:
An E-G powered pyramid that comes with laser cut balsa and plywood parts. It's rated as a skill level 4, but I would
say it's more like a skill level 3.
Construction:
T' parts came very well packaged and include:
T' instructions were nay totally easy t' follow. Ya scallywag! Blimey! I used t' pictures for better clarity. Blimey! Blimey! Some sandin' o' the bulkheads and pyramid sides be necessary t' correctly fit t' parts properly. Avast, me proud beauty! I primarily used wood glue for most construction, arrr, however, shiver me timbers, I did use Gorilla Glue t' mount t' bulkheads t' fill in t' gaps betwixt t' bulkheads and pyramid walls.
Rather than formin' t' paper pyramid as per instructions, I glued t' wall sections together then glued those onto t' paper template, arrr, matey, sandwichin' t' parts betwixt plywood weighted with bricks t' insure t' paper adhered t' the balsa without leavin' wrinkles.
I also swapped out t' short elastic cord for a longer piece o' 1/4 tubular nylon. Rather than usin' the included streamer for MMT recovery, I attached t' shock cord t' t' motor mount t' recover t' rocket in one piece.
Finishing:
I gave t' pyramid's paper covered sides several light coats o' Krylon satin off-white. Arrr! I then affixed stickers to
decorate finishin' up with several light coats o' Krylon clear.
Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5
Flight:
It's first flight was on a Road Runner F60-5. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! T' flight was fast and straight with ejection just after it flipped
over. However, t' plastic parachute did nay open.
Recovery:
A tumble recovery with no damage due t' t' plastic parachute nay opening. Begad! It will be replaced by a nylon chute.
Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5
Summary:
Not a beginner rocket t' build but a fun easy t' prep park or small field flyer.
Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5
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