This is the "Build To Fly, Build To Display" MPC Vostok.
The finished model weight with no engine is 4.27 oz.! 4 oz. is the maximum weight for a C6 engine. I should have waited for the C5-3 with an 8 oz. max. weight.
The box advertised a C9-3 engine, I don't think MPC ever produced it. The picture to the left shows what happened!
(Picture by Roger Smith.)
Yikes! Weight is one of the reasons why I've avoided PMC (plastic model conversion) type models. Not only is there the concern if it'll ever get off the pad, but also with recovery (will it gain sufficient altitude for recovery system to work, and heavier models are apt to land harder).
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