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1295 H Street
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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.
HELPFUL HINT:
Engine Mount Tube (1)
(31174)
TOO
LOOSE
ADD
MASKING TAPE.
IF NOSE CONE/COUPLER FIT IS. . .
TOO
TIGHT
SAND FOR FIT.
Nose Cone (1)
(60067)
Clay (1)
85704)
Retainer Ring (1)
(30167)
Nose Cone Insert (1)
(60068)
Shock Cord (1)
(38378)
Engine Hook (1)
(35023)
Body Half A (1)
(60069)
Streamer (1)
(60034)
Body Half B (1)
(60070)
Decal Sheet (1)
(60073)
EST 1203
Launch Lug (1)
(60071)
SUPPLIES
A.
1.
1/2”
(13 mm)
A.
2.
DROP CLAY INTO
NOSE CONE.
C.
APPLY PLASTIC CEMENT.
In addition to the parts included in the kit you will also need:
1/8”
CARPENTER’S
GLUE
B.
D.
MODELING
KNIFE
B.
CUT 1/8” (3 mm) SLIT AT
1/8” (3 mm) MARK.
PACK CLAY.
INSERT
FINISHED
PENCIL
C. POSITION HOOK.
1/8”
(3 mm)
3.
DOUBLE KNOT
C. TIE SHOCK CORD TO
NOSE CONE.
A.
PLASTIC
CEMENT
ENGINE MOUNT
TUBE.
(3 mm)
CEMENT
PLASTIC
FINE
SAND PAPER
(#400-600 GRIT)
SHOCK CORD
RULER
E. SLIDE RETAINER RING ONTO
PASS SHOCK CORD THROUGH SHOCK
B.
CORD MOUNT UNTIL KNOT IS
AGAINST SHOCK CORD MOUNT.
KNOT
DOUBLE KNOT
MASKING
TAPE
D. APPLY GLUE BAND AROUND
TUBE ABOVE 1/2” (13 mm)
MARK.
GLUE BAND DOWN TO MARK.
BODY HALF B.
SHOCK CORD
MOUNT
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4”
(10 cm)
A. ALIGN ENGINE HOOK WITH REAR SLOT
4.
IN BODY HALF A AND PLACE ENGINE
MOUNT INSIDE.
BODY HALF A
BODY HALF B
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FINISH Y OUR ROCKET
USE PACKAGE PANEL FOR DECAL PLACEMENT
ROCKET PREFLIGHT
B.
INSERT 1/4 LOOSELY CRUMPLED
A.
TIE STREAMER TO
SHOCKCORD.
FOLD
C.
STREAMER
1”
(25 mm)
D.
ROLL
SQUARE OF RECOVERY WADDING.
E.
WRAP SHOCK CORD
LOOSELY, INSERT
STREAMER, SHOCK CORD
AND NOSE CONE.
B. APPLY PLASTIC CEMENT TO BODY
HALF A.
PEG
HOLE
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!
1...
1...
D. APPLY PLASTIC CEMENT
LAUNCH
LUG
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
2...
2...
PLASTIC
CEMENT
HOLD UNTIL PLASTIC
CEMENT SETS.
ENGINE PREP
A.
D.
E.
PRECAUTIONS
NAR Safety Code
B.TIP MUST TOUCH
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 60074 (09/01)
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