This is my third Aerotech rocket I built. It is very light, so I can fly it on most any motor through G without exceeding the one pound limit. It is basically an Arreaux without a payload section. Like all Aerotech kits it comes in a box, and has molded plastic fins with through-the-wall (and to the motor mount) fin mounting. The kit came with a creased body tube, so I called Aerotech and got a replacement in a few days. Nice service. I had to replace the front 7.5" of the body tube after the zipper, finished repair 7/30/97.
Dia: 1.9"; Length: 32"; Wt.: 10 oz.; Motor (1): 29mm (or 24mm with included adaptor)
Status: Active
| Flt | Date | Motor | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) | 7/17/97 | E18-7W | Perfect flight and recovery. |
| 2) | 7/17/97 | F37-10W | Premature ejection just after motor burnout, sustained a 6" zipper. Ejected RMS 29/60 casing, not recovered :( |
| 3) | 7/31/97 | F22-7J | Nice flight, too long of a delay. Ejected RMS 29/40-120 casing, not recovered :( |
| 4) | 8/04/97 | F40-10W | Nice flight, drilled the delay some. Flew out-of-sight, recovered. |
| 5) | 8/04/97 | F39-6T | Nice flight and delay. |
| 6) | 8/04/97 | E18-7W | Nice flight, delay a bit long. |
| 7) | 8/07/97 | E16-7W | Nice flight, drilled the delay a bit. |
| 8) | 9/29/97 | E18-4W | Nice flight. |
| 9) | 4/02/98 | E28-5T | Nice flight. |
| 10) | 4/16/98 | E18-7W | Nice flight. |
| 11) | 4/22/98 | E15-7W | Nice flight, used motor from Viper prang that didn't light. |
| 12) | 4/23/98 | E15-7W | Nice flight. |
| 13) | 5/25/98 | E11-3J | Underpowered. |
| 14) | 6/04/98 | F37-6W | Nice flight. |
| 15) | 10/9/99 | G64-10W | Very nice flight. |
| 16) | 8/18/01 | G33-7J | Nice flight. |
| 17) | 7/20/02 | G38-7FJ | Nice flight. |
| 18) | 7/20/02 | G38-7FJ | Nice flight. |
| 19) | 6/14/03 | F40-7W | Nice flight. |
Pictures
Six inch zipper on the Cheetah. 7/17/97.
The Cheetah lifting off on an E11-3J. 5/25/98.
