Meteor
Meteor
Actually, this is the sister of another rocket that has been retired. I bought two of these in the early eighties, one each for both Cindy and Missy to build when they were about ten. They did a good job, but never got interested. The body of Missy's was crushed in storage, but Cindy's was still in pretty good shape with only two fins broken off. I reglued them onto the body and it was ready for launch. Unfortunately, when I tried to pull the paper streamer from the tube it just fell apart. I bought some paper streamer material though and remade it. Flights are from recent times.

First flight - Blake's school yard. Winds calm. Launched with B6-4. One of the reglued fins must have loosened about halfway up. The initial flight was perfect, but then started spinning about halfway up. Recovery was fine, but noticed one of the fins was loose. Repaired for next flight.

Second flight - Brad's place. Winds 15mph, gusting to 20mph. Launched with C5-3. Perfect flight, but streamer mostly disintegrated. Broke a fin on landing. Repaired for next flight. Plan to replace the streamer before next flight, though. The paper streamers burn and tear too easily.

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