This is the seventh Aerotech rocket I built. Like all Aerotech kits, it comes in a box instead of a bag, and has molded plastic fins with through-the-wall (and to the motor mount) fin mounting. The upper body tube had one dent, and the fin canister tube was missing, promptly replaced after a call to Aerotech. I used CA throughout as per the instructions. I bought a coupler and bulkhead assembly and cut the body tube where the red paint ends to make the rocket separate there instead of at the nose cone. Broken fin from 5/25/98 was finally repaired 7/28/98.
Dia: 2.6"; Length: 56"; Wt.: 22 oz.; Motor (1): 29mm
Recommended motor: F39-6T, F40-4W, G33-5J, G64-7W, F50-6T, G40-7W, G80-7T
Status: Lost
| Flt | Date | Motor | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) | 11/22/97 | G64-7W | Excellent flight. |
| 2) | 11/23/97 | G64-7W | Another excellent flight. |
| 3) | 1/04/98 | G64-7W | Another nice flight. |
| 4) | 1/31/98 | G64-7W | Another nice flight. |
| 5) | 3/21/98 | G64-7W | Perfect flight and recovery. |
| 6) | 3/26/98 | H180-10W | Out of sight flight. Recovered a half-mile away. |
| 7) | 4/02/98 | G80-7T | Nice flight. |
| 8) | 4/09/98 | F40-4W | Nice flight. |
| 9) | 4/22/98 | H128-10W | Weathercocked, so delay was way too long. Sustained a 6" zipper. Repairs completed 5/11/98. |
| 10) | 5/13/98 | G64-7W | Nice flight, delay was a little long for the wind. Broke part of a fin on landing. |
| 11) | 5/16/98 | H180-10W | Nice flight and recovery. |
| 12) | 5/25/98 | G64-7W | Nice flight and recovery. |
| 13) | 5/25/98 | H180-10W | Took of at an angle, but otherwise a nice flight. Broke a fin off on landing (repairs completed 7/28/98). Broke a leg off the Mantis pad on take-off. |
| 14) | 8/06/98 | H180-10W | Nice flight and recovery. |
| 15) | 8/22/98 | H180-10W | Nice flight, chute tangled on the descent. Only minor cosmetic damage. |
| 16) | 9/19/98 | H180-10W | Nice flight. |
| 17) | 10/24/98 | G64-7W | Nice flight. |
| 18) | 11/28/98 | G64-7W | Nice flight. |
| 19) | 11/28/98 | G64-7W | Another nice flight. |
| 20) | 1/30/99 | F40-4W | Nice flight, but the delay was a little short. |
| 21) | 2/27/99 | G64-7W | Nice flight. |
| 22) | 3/25/99 | H180-10W | Nice flight. |
| 23) | 4/11/99 | G64-7W | Nice flight. |
| 24) | 4/11/99 | H180-10W | Nice flight. |
| 25) | 5/08/99 | H180-10W | Nice flight. |
| 26) | 5/30/99 | G64-7W | Nice flight, but the parachute tangled. No damage. |
| 27) | 6/19/99 | H180-10W | Nice flight. |
| 28) | 7/10/99 | G64-7W | Nice flight. |
| 29) | 8/14/99 | G64-7W | Nice flight. |
| 30) | 9/26/99 | H180-10W | Nice flight. Broke a fin off on landing. Repaired. |
| 31) | 10/9/99 | G64-7W | Nice flight. |
| 32) | 4/15/00 | G64-7W | Nice flight. |
| 33) | 4/15/00 | H180-10W | Another nice flight. |
| 34) | 5/13/00 | G64-7W | Nice flight. |
| 35) | 5/13/00 | H180-10W | Another nice flight. Broke a fin tip off on landing. |
| 36) | 6/10/00 | G38-7FJ | Another nice flight. Broke the fin off in the car. Repaired. |
| 37) | 9/15/00 | G64-7W | Another nice flight. Small crack in a fin. |
| 38) | 9/17/00 | H180-10W | Nice flight. Small crack in the fin a little bigger. |
| 39) | 10/14/00 | G64-7W | Nice flight. |
| 40) | 10/26/00 | G38-7FJ | Nice flight. |
| 41) | 10/26/00 | G33-5J | Another nice flight. |
| 42) | 5/19/01 | H180-10W | Nice flight. |
| 43) | 6/16/01 | H180-10W | Parachute completely tangled around shock cord. Somehow no damaged sustained. |
| 44) | 6/22/01 | G64-7W | Nice flight. |
| 45) | 6/23/01 | H180-10W | Nice flight, but I lost it. Recovered that night by Lorna Baines. One fin with some damage. |
| 46) | 9/16/01 | G64-7W | Nice flight. |
| 47) | 6/15/02 | H97-10J | Nice flight. |
| 48) | 7/20/02 | H180-10W | Nice flight. |
| 49) | 7/20/02 | H97-10J | Nice flight. |
| 50) | 10/19/02 | H180-10W | Nice flight. |
| 51) | 10/19/02 | H180-10W | Nice flight. |
| 52) | 4/12/03 | H180-10W | Nice flight. |
| 53) | 5/17/03 | H180-10W | Nice flight. |
| 54) | 10/18/03 | H180-10W | Nice flight, but lost sight of it. Never recovered. |
Pictures
A picture of the HV Arcas.
Six inch zipper on the HV Arcas. 4/22/98.
The HV Arcas lifting off on a G64-7W. 5/25/98.
The HV Arcas taking off on a H180-10W. Note the interesting angle between the rocket and the end of the launch rod. 5/25/98.
The HV Arcas on a H180-10W. 3/25/99.
The HV Arcas on a G64-7W. 8/14/99
The HV Arcas on a H180-10W at HellFire 5. 9/26/99.
