I've successfully launched it many times.
It is truly a micro model rocket.
Andy (from A.S.P.) sent me a new version of the kit.
There are some improvements.
On the far left is a small plastic right angle piece, used like a larger aluminum angle to mark the body tube for fin placement.
The white strips are sheet plastic fin material. No filling needed.
The skinny white piece is a half round used to make the tunnel.
Two pieces of body tube. Above that is the solid plastic nose cone.
There are two long couplers. One is used as a coupler. The other is cut for an engine block and gluing spacer.
Notice the pre-cut slot through the nose cone.
There are two short lengths of launch lug.
Two fishing weights to put the C/G forward.
The decals have white ink under the stars and bars!
A length of Mylar streamer material is included. If used, this would have to be cut down to fit in the body tube.
The instructions are good with plenty of descriptive copy.
I have been looking at this and the Hawk for a while. You may just get me to finally place the order.
ReplyDeleteHrm... the "stars and bars" markings next to the dashed line decal are facing the same direction. I suppose you're going to have cut them apart from the line (otherwise one of the "stars and bars" markings will be umop apisdn.
ReplyDeleteHi Naoto,
DeleteYou have a good eye! I discovered this and did have to cut them off and flip one over.
A potential "gotcha" is the orientation. From what information I could find on the Beechcraft AQM-37 Jayhawk, the tunnel is on the ventral side (i.e. belly) rather than dorsal (which you might assume if you were thinking of the BOMARC).
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