VonMises
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I bought a Bad Azz Myzztic about a year ago. Thought it would be neat to have a night launcher.
The kit was missing a part used to tether the nose cone base to the chock cord. no biggie, I substituted some Kevlar ribbon cannibalized from a worn out cruise control unit.
The Myzztic is an almost entirely screw together rocket. From what I understand all Bad Azz Rocketz follow this convention. I was intrigued to say the least.
Materials are not conventional either. The airframe and fins are made from thin wall PVC. This was a pleasure to work with. You can wipe PVC off with Lacquer thinner, and it won’t etch or melt into the surface. If you mess up the paint job, just wash it off and do it again. The rocket can’t be painted with an opaque color as it would prevent the light from making the Airframe glow, but there are a variety of clear coats that provide effects as light reflects.
The engine retainer is also the tail cone and made of aluminum. Although I don’t know the specific variety, but it polished right up on the polishing wheel.
Everything went together nicely, although some of the fin holes had to be “stretched” just a tiny bit.
The maiden flight was on an AeroTech F24-4W and the flight (in daylight) was perfect, with recovery provided by the included and what appeared to be a Top Flight thin mill parachute.
The chute is small and the rocket comes down fast, but PVC is tough and can take it with ease.
We liked this kit so much that my daughter wanted to build the Bad Azz Wizzard.
HOWEVER...
On it’s first night launch, and second flight, the LEDs failed on liftoff. That was the end the rocket, and my Aerotech 24mm Hardware.
Still, I would recommend this kit for the following reasons:
1. It’s unconventional
2. It flies beautifully on relatively inexpensive engines
3. It contains very high quality components (Except the LEDs. They get -1 internets)
4. The workmanship is top notch
The kit was missing a part used to tether the nose cone base to the chock cord. no biggie, I substituted some Kevlar ribbon cannibalized from a worn out cruise control unit.
The Myzztic is an almost entirely screw together rocket. From what I understand all Bad Azz Rocketz follow this convention. I was intrigued to say the least.
Materials are not conventional either. The airframe and fins are made from thin wall PVC. This was a pleasure to work with. You can wipe PVC off with Lacquer thinner, and it won’t etch or melt into the surface. If you mess up the paint job, just wash it off and do it again. The rocket can’t be painted with an opaque color as it would prevent the light from making the Airframe glow, but there are a variety of clear coats that provide effects as light reflects.
The engine retainer is also the tail cone and made of aluminum. Although I don’t know the specific variety, but it polished right up on the polishing wheel.
Everything went together nicely, although some of the fin holes had to be “stretched” just a tiny bit.
The maiden flight was on an AeroTech F24-4W and the flight (in daylight) was perfect, with recovery provided by the included and what appeared to be a Top Flight thin mill parachute.
The chute is small and the rocket comes down fast, but PVC is tough and can take it with ease.
We liked this kit so much that my daughter wanted to build the Bad Azz Wizzard.
HOWEVER...
On it’s first night launch, and second flight, the LEDs failed on liftoff. That was the end the rocket, and my Aerotech 24mm Hardware.
Still, I would recommend this kit for the following reasons:
1. It’s unconventional
2. It flies beautifully on relatively inexpensive engines
3. It contains very high quality components (Except the LEDs. They get -1 internets)
4. The workmanship is top notch
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