Ye Olde Rocket Forum - View Single Post - WANTED: Info on the Centuri Groove Tube (5011)

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Originally Posted by K'Tesh

The instructions are clear, and they're for the KA-11. While I doubt that there's much difference, I'm curious how the 5011's instructions would be different. Who knows? Maybe it would have part numbers (say for the nosecone) and dimensions.

In my experience, Centuri was not as diligent in documenting the parts in their kits as Estes was. This difference between the two companies also applied to the instructions provided with the kits. Unfortunately, Centuri did not have the money available that Estes did after both companies were acquired by Damon. The disparity really showed up in the newsprint catalogs from 1975-1978 and the small number of new Centuri kits compared to Estes, especially after 1979.

Normally for Centuri, you would need to find an original kit to get accurate dimensions for the tubes, nose cones, etc. because of the lack detail in the parts list. The only Centuri kit that received Estes-like parts lists were the ones that were released in the last two to three years of the company's existence. The PNC-89 was available in two versions; the older two injected-molded version with the red cone and a white base, and a blow-molded single piece version molded in red plastic.