Estes 1202 User Manual
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Estes Industries
1295 H Street
Penrose, CO 81240
Printed in China
FLYING MODEL ROCKET KIT
KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
ASSEMBL Y TIP
Read all instructions before beginning work on your
model. Make sure you have all parts and supplies.
TEST-FIT ALL PARTS TOGETHER BEFORE APPLYING
ANY GLUE. If any parts don’t fit properly, sand as required
for precision assembly.
PARTS
Locate the parts shown below and lay them out on the table in front of you.
DO NOT USE THIS DRAWING TO ASSEMBLE YOUR ROCKET.
EST 1202
HELPFUL HINT:
TOO
LOOSE
ADD
MASKING TAPE.
IF NOSE CONE/COUPLER FIT IS. . .
SAND FOR FIT.
Engine Mount Tube (1)
(31174)
SUPPLIES
A.
1.
ENGINE MOUNT
TUBE.
TOO
TIGHT
Nose Cone (1)
(60061)
Clay (1)
(85704)
Retainer Ring (1)
(30167)
Nose Cone Insert (1)
(60062)
Shock Cord (1)
(38378)
Engine Hook (1)
(35023)
In addition to the parts included in the kit you will also need:
PLASTIC
CEMENT
CARPENTER’S
GLUE
B.
MODELING
KNIFE
PENCIL
1/8”
(3 mm)
C. POSITION HOOK.
Body Half A (1)
(60063)
Streamer (1)
(60034)
FINE
SAND PAPER
(#400-600 GRIT)
Body Half B (1)
(60064)
Launch Lug (1)
(60065)
Decal Sheet (1)
(60066)
RULER
D. APPLY GLUE BAND AROUND TUBE
ABOVE 1/2” (13 mm) MARK.
MASKING
TAPE
1/2”
(13 mm)
A.
2.
DROP CLAY INTO
NOSE CONE.
C.
APPLY PLASTIC CEMENT.
1/8”
(3 mm)
CEMENT
PLASTIC
CUT 1/8” (3 mm) SLIT AT
1/8” (3 mm) MARK.
B.
PACK CLAY.
D.
INSERT.
FINISHED
3.
DOUBLE KNOT
A.
C.
SHOCK CORD
DOUBLE KNOT
KNOT
E. SLIDE RETAINER RING ONTO
GLUE BAND DOWN TO MARK.
PASS SHOCK CORD THROUGH SHOCK
B.
CORD MOUNT UNTIL KNOT IS
AGAINST SHOCK CORD MOUNT.
SHOCK CORD
BODY HALF B
MOUNT
4”
(10 cm)
A. ALIGN ENGINE HOOK WITH REAR SLOT IN
4.
BODY HALF A AND PLACE ENGINE MOUNT
INSIDE.
B. APPLY PLASTIC
CEMENT TO BODY
HALF A.
BODY HALF B
C. APPLY PLASTIC CEMENT
LAUNCH LUG
BODY HALF A
FINISH Y OUR ROCKET
USE PACKAGE PANEL FOR DECAL PLACEMENT.
ROCKET PREFLIGHT
INSERT 1/4 LOOSELY CRUMPLED
ROLL.
B.
SQUARE OF RECOVERY WADDING.
E.
WRAP SHOCK CORD LOOSELY,
INSERT STREAMER, SHOCK
CORD AND NOSE CONE.
A.
TIE STREAMER
TO SHOCKCORD.
FOLD
C.
STREAMER.
1”
(25 mm)
D.
HOLES
T
IC
N
T
E
S
M
A
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C
P
C. ALIGN PEGS WITH HOLES AND
PRESS BODY HALF B TO BODY
HALF A. HOLD UNTIL PLASTIC
CEMENT SETS.
COUNTDOWN AND LAUNCH
KEY ALWAYS OUT UNTIL
FINAL COUNTDOWN!
2...
1...
1...
2...
PLASTIC
CEMENT
HOLD UNTIL PLASTIC CEMENT SETS.
LAUNCH SUPPLIES
(Sold Separately)
• Estes® Porta Pad® II Launch P ad and
Electron Beam® Controller
• Recovery Wadding
• Igniters (with Engines)
• Igniter Plugs (with Engines)
• Estes® Engines:
1/4A3-3T , 1/2A3-4T, A3-4T (First Flight)
A10-3T
ENGINE PREP
A.
D.
E.
PRECAUTIONS
NAR Safety Code
B. TIP MUST T OUCH
PROPELLANT.
F. INSERT ENGINE.
C.
3...
3...
MASKING
TAPE
4... 3... 2... 1...
HOLD KEY DOWN AND PRESS BUTTON
UNTIL LIFT-OFF!
15 FT. (5 M)
4...
4...
FL YING YOUR ROCKET
Choose a large field (250 ft. [76 m] square) free of dry weeds and
brown grass. The larger the launch area, the better your chance of
recovering your rocket. Football fields and playgrounds are great.
Launch only with little or no wind and good visibility.
Always follow the National Association of Rocketry (NAR)
SAFETY CODE.
INSERT KEY.
PUSH DOWN
AND HOLD.
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© 2001 Centuri Corp. All rights reserved.
NO DRY GRASS
OR WEEDS
MISFIRES
TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE CONTROLLER. WAIT ONE MINUTE
BEFORE GOING NEAR THE ROCKET! Take the plug and igniter out of
the engine. If the igniter has burned, it worked but did not ignite the
engine because it was not touching the propellant inside the engine.
Put a new igniter all the way inside the engine without bending it. Push
the plug in place. Repeat the steps under Countdown and Launch.
P/N 60073 (09/01)
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