Brief
![[Rocket Pic]](images2/rp_aero_tomahawkside.jpg)
The AeroTech I.Q.S.Y. Tomahawk kit was the third rocket I build and the first mid-power one. This is AeroTech kit #89014. Kit information and a full-size picture of the front of the package is here as well as a very nice drawing of the rocket by G. Harry Stine.
The Tomahawk is a scale rocket, although it's clear the kit isn't meant for meticulous scalers. Finish is rough in some places and the assembly doesn't lend itself to fine-tuning. However, it's clear that this rocket is meant to take big motors and the design is simple and very solid. The parts are very high quality and construction is a snap. This kit went together fast and the through-the-tube fin mounting made alignment a no-brainer. Gotta love that CA and through-the-tube fin mounting.
![[Rocket Pic]](images2/rp_aero_tomahawkdetail.jpg)
I was surprised at the decals. They're really more like clear stickers. I was afraid they would look ugly against the painted surface, but they came out surprisingly well and perhaps the thick decals help to set of the tail bolt plates (see below).
A beautiful flight: immediate ejection and a straight flight (aimed slightly into the wind). This was the Tomahawk's second flight on an F40. The parachute deployed perfectly and the rocket floated away on a gust of wind. On the second float, the Tomahawk floated all the way out of the launch area, out of the large field downwind and into a fenced-off field!
On the third flight, a G64, the Tomahawk also flew perfectly, but somehow the body tube seamed just above the fins and landed without the nose cone in sight. Sigh.
Other Reviews
- Aerotech ISQY Tomahawk By Barry Harmon (November 6, 2012)
This is Aerotech\'s semi-scale model of the IQSY Tomahawk sounding rocket. Components The kit includes: 1 slotted body tube 1 payload section Plastic nosecone 4 plastic fins 2 FIN-LOK rings 29mm motor tube 2 centering rings Tube coupler Bulkhead 2 screw eyes Motor hook Ejection gas baffle Stainless mesh \"wadding\" Thrust ...
- Aerotech ISQY Tomahawk By Kevin Fisher
Brief: This was my first Aerotech rocket. I found it easy enough for a rocketeer that has built 5 or so smaller rockets. This is a good rocket it you are just getting into the Aerotech Engines or not familiar with CA glue. It is NOT staged but has an 18 inch 'chute. On a F25, It goes about 1500 feet. Construction: All the parts were there and none were broken. The packaging is GREAT. It ...
- Aerotech ISQY Tomahawk By Jerry O'Sullivan
This is a nice semi-scale model of a sounding rocket. Decals are used for scale details like bolts, etc. so it's pretty easy to get a good looking model. Built per instructions, you can fly it on E-G engines, and of course, requires no wadding as AT kits use an effective baffle system. Construction is easy although I modified the kit to accept an altimeter bay built into the coupler for dual ...
- Aerotech ISQY Tomahawk By Paul Gray
(by Paul Gray) Background There have been many rockets named "Tomahawk" used over the past few decades. This Tomahawk was built and flown during the International Quiet Sun Year (1967) to research the Earth's atmosphere. Therefore, this Tomahawk sounding rocket is known as the IQSY Tomahawk, marking the time when it was built and flown. The real IQSY Tomahawk was produced ...
- Aerotech ISQY Tomahawk By Neil Thompson
( Contributed - by Neil Thompson) Brief: A nice scale model by Aerotech consisting of 1 stage, a nice nylon parachute, and through the wall fins. Construction: 2 tubes, 1 main, one payload section. 4 fins, 2 centering rings, made of Aerofiber. I do not know the lenth of the shock cord or motor mount, but I am guessing 6 ft, and 2 Ft. respectivly. PROs: Easy build Good ...
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