Not Your Father's Estes Ranger - Model Profile

This isn't the Estes Ranger I remember -
Lonnie Buchanon showed me this one, he picked it up in one of his Craig's List lot buys.
This was kit # 1955, a BT-55 based D engine model. I don't recognize the nose cone shape from any other model.

From the Estes 1986 catalog:
"Big and powerful, with two color decal and huge 18" recovery 'chute, Ranger achieves 1200 altitudes easily.
Length; 22.125", Diam. 1 325", Weight 1.6 oz."





That updated, simplified Ranger didn't have a long run, only available from 1986 - 1989.

Here's the original 3 engine cluster Ranger, #K6 made from 1962 - 1972.

There, that's better!