Semroc Red-Eye (KV-72) Skill Level 1 1980 Retro Reproduction Precision-Turned Balsa Nose Cone Laser-Cut Parts Bright Foil Self Adhesive Decals Gyro Recovery Motor Recovered with Streamer Body Diameter 0.759" (1.9cm) Length 9.0" (22.9cm) Fin Span 12.6" (32.0cm) Net Weight 0.3oz (11.3g) Engine Approx. Altitude 1/2A3-2T 150' A3-4T 275' A10-3T 225' MODEL ROCKET KITS ARE RATED BY SKILL LEVEL 1 Beginner 2 Intermediate 3 Advanced 4 Expert 5 Master If you are just starting in the hobby start at the beginner level and move up from there at your own pace. WHAT IS NEEDED TO BUILD AND FLY All model rockets come in kit form that require assembly. The materials are primarily cardboard tubes, balsa or plastic fins and nose cone. Materials will vary by model and are typically specified in the description of each kit. Additional supplies will be necessary to build and finish your model rocket kit and may include: Scissors, Hobby Knife Ruler Wood Glue, Model Cement or CA(Super Glue) Sandpaper Masking Tape Finishing Supplies like: Wood Filler Sealer/Primer Paint Launching Equipment and Supplies like: Recovery wadding Launch Pad Launch Controller Power supply Model Rocket Motors and Igniters A safe place to fly using guidelines from the National Association of Rocketry Safety Code
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Flies like a dream!
I really like this rocket! We launch in a farm field that is surrounded by trees, with too many rockets ending up in their canopies. The Semroc Red Eye is the perfect rocket for small fields ... and you can fly it in significant wind, too. It's surprisingly sturdy ... and it was fun to build, too.IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not glue the streamer to the engine mount (the engine mount ejects and flutters back to earth on its own). It is almost impossible to get a secure contact between the plastic streamer and the engine tube. I tried epoxy, Gorilla glue, superglue, etc. Tried sanding/roughing the contact areas, etc. No joy. The only solution that I found is to tie a kevlar loop around the engine tube and attach the plastic streamer to the tube. It also helps to paint the tube international orange so that you can find it in anything higher than a 2" or 3" lawn.
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