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Old 12-23-2008, 07:38 AM
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I love it. It is a big metallized baloon, so obviously it can be punctured by thorns or sharp or even mildly pointy tree branches. It is best flown on grassy fields.


It flies slow and to a few hundred feet. Then the ejection charge pops a small parachute out a sideways pointing tube and this helps keep the rocket horizontal as it floats down. It works fine even without the chute, but the chute is extra fun for some.

We use it on display at shows and it looks like it is a shiny metal rocket, like an Atlas missile.

Let's see where the photos are:

http://www.dars.org/jimz/gallery/gal227.jpg

http://www.dars.org/jimz/gallery/gal228.jpg

http://www.dars.org/jimz/gallery/gal256.jpg

http://www.dars.org/jimz/gallery/gal257.jpg

http://www.dars.org/jimz/gallery/gal258.jpg
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