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Estes 1480 Air Show Flying Model Rocket Launch Set New in Box
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By R. McLaughlin
I had no idea what exactly this was based on the description. Now that I have it I am impressed. Now this rocket is supereasy to put together, perhaps 20 minutes. It is not very durable and takes up a lot of shelf space. Fully constructed it takes up like 10 inches by 10 inches by like 15 inches tall. On launching, even with a C it does not go that high because of all the drag from the 2 styrofoam shuttles.When the rocket reaches the apogee and the engine explodes it knockes off the two styrofoam gliders that are attached to the rocket. They glide to earth in twin spirals and the rocket comes down by parachute. I launched it multiple times and it was very reliable. The kids love trying to catch the shuttles. They didnt break on impact. Even if they hit you in the head they came down slow enough and were light enough to be unlikely to hurt at all. It was FUN. I have owned 20 or so rockets and really enjoy this one even though there is little challenge with construction and it is only pretty in flight/descent. Looks kind of cheap on the shelf.
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By C. Langston
Much to my delight and surprise and that of my kids - this actually works very much as described. The two styrofoam planes simply slot onto a bare bones tube that houses the engine and a parachute for recovery. When the parachute charge goes off the planes are pushed off the booster rocket and glide back to earth.From my several trials, I think C engines with a very short unpowered delay C6-2 would be best as B6-4 don't take it very high and the long delay time brings it too close to the ground before the planes deploy. With a B engine and a long delay, we actually did have one splash where the vehicle hit the ground before the planes split off.
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