Estes Jetliner

oddmanrockets · Mar 4, 2013

built me an estes jetliner just for some fun. the black star voyager takes a long time waiting for stuff to dry so i saw this little thing and ordered it.its an easy couple hour build even with the mods. I did to it.

no build pics for you guys it didnt take that long and I was to lazy to get up and get my camera.1st mod was an 18mm motor mount not the 13 mm one,its paper so that was an easy cut with the x-acto

2cd thing was useing all epoxy for the build,3rd was soaking the wings and fins with thin CA to strengthen the balsa,came with 1 square of clay to balance with but since I upgraded motor I added 2 more to balance,couple primer coats and gloss white when it was ready. added the decals and then off to the desert the next day to fly.1st flight B-6-4 straight as an arrow to about 200 ft but the chute never opened because it didnt weight enough to open it,so out comes the streamer material and i put 4- 5ft steamers on it.another perfect flight to about 350 ft and recovered.a little repair job and she will be ready for another round of flights this weekend coming up.Ill try to get flight photos this time coming up because we were flying with the big boys last weekend.everybody was amazed on how well this little thing flew with all those wings on it

modeltrains · Mar 27, 2013

Ahh, thanks for post. Just saw this wee beastie on Estes' website so had to come here looking for info and experience with it.
Gotta get me one!

oddmanrockets · Apr 11, 2013

it flies really well on a C-6-5

JAL3 · Apr 11, 2013

oddmanrockets said:
built me an estes jetliner just for some fun. the black star voyager takes a long time waiting for stuff to dry so i saw this little thing and ordered it.its an easy couple hour build even with the mods. I did to it.View attachment 120596no build pics for you guys it didnt take that long and I was to lazy to get up and get my camera.1st mod was an 18mm motor mount not the 13 mm one,its paper so that was an easy cut with the x-actoView attachment 1205972cd thing was useing all epoxy for the build,3rd was soaking the wings and fins with thin CA to strengthen the balsa,came with 1 square of clay to balance with but since I upgraded motor I added 2 more to balance,couple primer coats and gloss white when it was ready. added the decals and then off to the desert the next day to fly.1st flight B-6-4 straight as an arrow to about 200 ft but the chute never opened because it didnt weight enough to open it,so out comes the streamer material and i put 4- 5ft steamers on it.another perfect flight to about 350 ft and recovered.a little repair job and she will be ready for another round of flights this weekend coming up.Ill try to get flight photos this time coming up because we were flying with the big boys last weekend.everybody was amazed on how well this little thing flew with all those wings on it

I'd like to copy this one to the gallery if I may.

Green Jello · Apr 11, 2013

Here's my mod I did of the Jetliner. I still haven't gotten around to fixing it and giving it a second flight

https://www.rocketryforum.com/showt...Jetliner-Upscale-Mod-Build&highlight=jetliner

oddmanrockets · Apr 15, 2013

JAL3 said:
I'd like to copy this one to the gallery if I may.

you hav e my permission

MG13 · Apr 17, 2013

Although I haven't flown mine, I enjoyed putting it together. I did mine with a metallic finish and paint scheme from a F-86 Saber. I got it specifically for the park.

JPVegh · Apr 18, 2013

I saw that these are on sale this week at Hobbylinc, might have to give in and place an order.

gdjsky01 · Feb 12, 2017

So I am thinking from everything I have read, ditch the 13mm MMT and put in an 18mm. Yes? This is easy to do.
But for those that have the stock Jetliner, if you have no motor installed, but perhaps the chute... about where does it balance from the front or rear of the rocket?

(And why is this info. given the years of usage now, is not this 'approximately' given out for ALL estes kits?

)

OverTheTop · Feb 12, 2017

This is so begging for an upscale and to be painted in QANTAS livery

Wish I had the time. Maybe about 2019

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ayryq · Feb 12, 2017

gdjsky01 said:
So I am thinking from everything I have read, ditch the 13mm MMT and put in an 18mm. Yes? This is easy to do.

Yes, no doubt.

gdjsky01 said:
But for those that have the stock Jetliner,

No one has a stock Jetliner, unless they haven't flown it yet. If someone did have one they ruined it when it crashed after the parachute didn't open in time.

gdjsky01 said:
if you have no motor installed, but perhaps the chute... about where does it balance from the front or rear of the rocket?

I measured mine before I tore out the mount. If I remember right it was in the neighborhood of the front of the launch lug, or around where the front of the two wings join. In any case I used the entire square of supplied clay (instead of about half with the 13mm mount) and it flew great on a B engine.

gdjsky01 · Feb 12, 2017

Thank you for the information!

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