| Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
| Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
| Diameter: | 1.35 inches |
| Length: | 18.00 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Estes  |
| Style: | RTF, Sport |
Brief:
This is a well constructed ready to fly rocket that looks good in the air!
Construction:
- 1 - Body Tube
- 4 - Fins
- 12in. Parachute
- Plastic Nose Cone
Pro's - Extremely Durable Overall. This rocket came ready to fly. It has a very durable fin assembly. Reflective Body Tube is easy to spot in flight. Quick Descent
Con's - Nose cone sits too freely in the body tube.
Construction Rating: 5 out of 5
Flight:
On the first flight, I used a C6-5 and it flew great! Perfect take off and descent. It flew straight up and didn't drift much.
The second time I used a C6-7, It went pretty straight, but it caught some wind and drifted, luckily it missed the busy highway by 10 feet!
Finally, on the third flight, I used another C6-7, once again it went up okay, but when the ejection charge blew, I discovered that the parachute was tangled and it went down hard on the parking lot! *Ouch* I ran across the field to it, and luckily, none of the fins were broken, but the parachute was a little burnt. Over all it did perform better than I had expected it to.
Recovery:
The recovery is pretty good it but it comes down kind of fast. Just pray it doesn't hit anything harder than a dirt road!
Flight Rating: 4 out of 5
Summary:
Pros- Easy to fly Sturdy/Rugged. Well flying rocket. Good for smaller fields because of fast descent .
Cons- Loose Fitting Nose Cone.
Overall Rating: 4 out of 5
Other Reviews
- Estes Code Red By Graham Richard (May 26, 2016)
An RTF kit that, with its red BT and silver fins/nose cone, is, IMO, one of the nicest looking rockets out of the box that you can buy. Components This kit has a plastic all-in-one fin can that can take a free fall a lot better than balsa fins tend to. /h2 Construction is very easy. Simply tie the parachute and nose cone, to the pre-attached rubber cord. ...
- Estes Code Red (RTF) By Jon Revelle
Brief: Let me start by saying, DON'T TRUST THIS ROCKET!! But a good starter, don't use a C6-5 though. Construction: The rocket has one tube, no payload. 4 plastic molded one piece fins alredy attached, this is a basic ESTES starter. The design is similar to the ESTES TIDAL WAVE STARTER SET. Works good on B6-4. This is an extremly quick build because CODE RED only needs the ...
- Estes Code Red (RTF) By Shawn Bradley
A ready to fly kit with a basic rocket that looks cool! A great rocket for beginners. The kit is a starter set and comes with a Code Red rocket (already assembled except for the parachute) and a launcher & ignitor controller. Pros: No construction, except for attaching the parachute! Cons: nose fits on loosely, had to use tape to make tighter. Construction Rating: 5 out of 5 ...
- Estes Code Red By Mike Salter
A ready to fly rocket single stage rocket which can take a real beating if it has to. Code Red has a cardboard airframe with molded motor mount which uses a locking ring to secure the motor. Also molded onto the motor mount are four plastic fins. This was a ready to fly rocket so no construction was required except attaching the parachute which was pretty simple. Many have said the nose ...
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