Construction Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
Diameter: | 1.90 inches |
Length: | 43.00 inches |
Manufacturer: | Aerotech |
Style: | Sport |
Brief:
High-Performance, Payload Rocket.
Construction:
Your standard 3FNC (3 Fins and a Nose Cone) rocket on the outside, but has a complex interior.
As with my other Aerotech kit, one page was missing (payload construction) and substituted for another page already printed. But the rocket construction was pretty simple, so you could figure it out. The only thing different is the FinLock rings, which glue onto the Motor Mount and "lock" in the fins. It makes for a very strong fin can, with no need for fillets.
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Finishing:
No real trick on finishing, jus take your time and it will look great.
Construction Rating: 3 out of 5
Flight:
I bought the Arreaux because of the amount of motors that can be used with it (almost any 29 or 24mm motor will work). No special preparation, you don't even need wadding with the baffle system. Feeling proud of my word (and because we were at LDRS XXII), I decided to launch it on a G38-4FJ. Thoes motors are great! They have the smoke of the Blackjack propellant, but without the super low thrust. I also put an altimeter (Adept, as I recall). Now, on the box it says "Flights to over 3000 feet", so I was expecting to get 2500, because of the fact that the G38 was not a full G. It was pretty windy, but I decided to launch anyway. My Arreaux shot off the pad like an arrow, and I heard the nice "poof" sound of motor ejection.
Recovery:
I saw the 9" chute (like I said, it was windy) tumble to the ground about 200' away. Upon inspection, the motor clip was broken, so I will cut it off and use tape. The altimeter was beeping just under 1600'.
Flight Rating: 4 out of 5
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Overall, a good rocket for people just getting into Mid-Power Rocketry (although, without the baffle system, I could put a I200 in there...hmmm....)
Overall Rating: 3 out of 5
Brief: This is a single stage, 29mm, easy to build, yet very durable rocket kit from AeroTech. My first AeroTech kit was the Cheetah and I was so pleased with it that I ordered and built this Arreaux, the G-Force, Mustang, Sumo, and Wart-Hog all at the same time. I built this rocket two years ago, installed the recovery system about a month ago, painted it on a Friday night, and flew it the ...
4 points The kit comes well packaged and all the parts were there this time. On other Aerotech kits I've built I've had missing parts.The instructions are well written and easy to follow with good drawings.A few changes are recommended however. The shock cord attachment right at the top of the engine mount is seen as a problem by me.Even with the cooling mesh installed the ...
Single stage with cargo bay and parachute recovery. The kit comes with 2 body tubes. One being the payload section and one being the fin section. It also has 3 plastic (very strong!) fins included. The centering rings are almost unbreakable and the nose cone is very solid. The instructions were very good although the kit is pretty straight-forward. There are a few illustrations and I don't ...
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Y.L. (January 1, 2001)