| Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
| Flight Rating: | starstar_borderstar_borderstar_borderstar_border |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
| Diameter: | 0.54 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Estes  |
| Skill Level: | 1 |
| Style: | Sport |
Brief:
The smallest and cheapest Estes rocket.
Construction:
This kit comes in a tiny plastic bag, but all of my pieces were ok. This rocket was very easy to build, only 7 pieces. The fins were small, but not that hard to put on.
Finishing:
Pros: -The rocket is very small and cute looking. -I have made three and found that red and yellow are the best colors. Con's: -None
Construction Rating: 4 out of 5
Flight:
Pros -It goes high and fast.
Cons -From the instant it leaves the launch pad to when it ejects it's engine is is VERY hard to see. -After the ejection if you loose sight of it for one second it will probably never be found. -Nearly impossible to recover when using an A10 or a 1/2A3, I have lost two of my three. I recommend using a 1/4A3 engine, but recovery is still difficult. -Tumble recovery doesn't work to well, I have had many fins break off or in half, even when I used epoxy.
Recovery:
Pros: -None
Cons: -Cannot see the rocket because it is so small and there is nothing flapping around like a parachute or streamer.
Flight Rating: 1 out of 5
Summary:
This is a good looking rocket, but not a very good flier.
I would recommend buying a few of them, because they are cheap and easy to build, but they can be lost easily.
Overall Rating: 3 out of 5
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- Estes Mosquito By Brett Keller (March 5, 2009)
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