SPECS:  

	Length: 40.5"
	Diameter: 2"
	Weight: 10.1 oz  (286.3 g)
	Recommended Engines: D12-3 (First Flight), *E9-4, *E12-4, *PSII E30-4T
	Recovery: 24" nylon Parachute



Features
	Skill Level 4
	Max Altitude: 625 feet
	Cool Sci-fi Design!  (John Boren! Thanks John!)
	Laser cut wood fins
	Highly detailed plastic nose cone
	Waterslide decals
	Purchased 10/2013 from HobbylInc.com (Fast shipping!)

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Photos

 
Arrived in good shape. The required parts shot:

 
What a cool engine!

 
Eye-balled cooling fin attachment - used a few drops of Super glue to tack on, then fillets of Wood glue:

 
Turned coupler (part J) into a home made baffle using scrap pieces of balsa. Glued (2) 1/8" thick halves together for each moon and end pieces. Smeared a bit of Super glue on bottom piece to thrwart heat. Again, tacked on with Super glue, then Wood.
 
Used a metal straight edge and Wood glue for wings
 
Lookin' good! Added a (too?) big eye bolt for Kevlar attachment point.
 
Rolling the main tube on center island. Using STOCK elastic cord! GASP!! (about 42" long?) Found a locking swival too.
 
Test cuts with scissors deemed worthy - use 'em!

Turned out good! Would cut tubes this way again.

 
I decided to paint as much as I can before assembly. I'm using the paint scheme from another Interceptor! :P

Deep Blue, Apple Red, Sun Yellow (trying the 'Paint and Primer' - will it save weight?):

 
Sun Yellow is bright!

 
Using white 'Paint Pen' for stripes on the edge.

 
Scraped off any paint needed for glueing

 
Almost assembled

 
Kevlar loop tied to swival and elastic cord

 
Decals on. Pretty nice/strong set of decals. I like how they look w this paint scheme.

 
292 grams finished (no chute or engine). Includes 3 coats of Minwax Polycrylic clear gloss.
Bought new digital scale (CJ600). Now I can measure down to .1 grams! Rocket weight exactly 292.5 grams!
 

 

 

 

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Launches

 

 
April 4, 2014
D12-5 Engine - Maiden flight
10 MPH winds
Bus Park Farmington
 

 

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April 18, 2014
E9-4 Engine
5 MPH winds
Bus Park (Farmington)
 

 
The 24" chute looks pretty optimal

 

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March 8, 2015
E9-6 Engine (Out of E9-4s)
Bus Park (Farmington)
 

 
Do NOT use the wrong delay!
 

 
High-Powered Lawn Dart!

 
Most of the rocket survived, only the top tube was damaged

 
Will fix and fly this beauty again!

 

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Updated October 27, 2019
 
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