BAR Fleet #140 - Big Daddy

 

Source:  Estes Industries Kit #2162

Type: Sport Model

Stages: Single

Engine Type: 24mm

Recovery:  Parachute

Length:  50.5cm (19.9 in.)

Diameter:  76mm (3 in.)

Weight Empty:  177.5g (6.26 oz.)

Nose Cone: Tangent Ogive

Fin Type: Swept

Number of Fins: 3

Color Scheme:  Black, Yellow, Red

Date Completed:  December 30, 2021

 A Large Diameter Sport Flier

 The Estes Big Daddy is a large, impressive model rocket designed to fly on 24mm D and E motors. 

This kit was given to me by a Colorado Springs friend in 2020.  The kit harks back to the late 1990s, hence the older style decal scheme.

As part of the 2021 Model Binge-Build, the model was a very fun, straight-forward project, featuring through-the-wall balsa fins, and a large plastic molded nose cone.

 This one promises to be a very good higher powered model suitable for smaller flying fields, due to the peak altitude being limited by the larger diameter.