Estes - Athena (#2026) Gallery

The Athena was one of a number of rockets that I had simply painted white, being both fairly intimidated by decals back in the day and not into sport motifs. A few weeks ago I decided to do a little overhauling with a roll pattern and nose cone painting, as well as decals from an old plastic Ford Tri-Motor kit.

Welcome to the Estes Athena (#2026) Gallery on TRF.

This gallery showcases the Estes Athena (#2026) and those rockets derived from it. Particularly appropriate in this thread are the following:


Estes: Athena: #2026



as well as any upscales, downscales, clones, kitbashes or other derivative works. Even Goonies qualify!

Estes Athena (#2026) Basic Information.

Estes Industries

MODEL NAME: Athena Also known as:

NUMBER: #2026

Introduced: 1990
Final Year: 1998
Designer:

Type: Sport
Motor Mount: 1x18mm
Recovery: Parachute
Stages: 1
Length: 15"
Diameter: 0.976"
Span:
Weight: 1.27 oz

Mfg. Description: Beautiful sport model requires no painting. Features chrome plated plastic nose cone, silver pressure-sensitive decals, white body, and white plastic fin unit. A 12 inch parachute ensures safe recovery from flights to 1200 feet. (Estes 1990 Catalog)



1990 Catalog










First post in this thread featuring this rocket.

See Also:
TRF Build Threads

TRF Applicable Threads

LINKS
EMRR
RocketReviews
Mfg. Page


If you have any additional information on this rocket and/or catalog photos please let us know.

During the summer I do a lot of small-field launching, so I was looking for a lightweight craft and saw an Athena up for grabs online. I've since retired my original, so I bought it and worked up a slightly different motif. The tail numbers come from my old Ford Tri-Motor kit, while the UNITED STATES was taken from a Terrier-Orion that was never completed.