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The Little Joe booster was the first rocket designed solely for manned spacecraft qualifications and to measure critical parameters at higher altitudes. The Estes 1/34th scale Little Joe stands almost 45cms tall and launches to 120 metres or higher depending on the motor you choose. Other features include a plastic Mercury capsule and engine nozzles, precision laser cut balsa and printed card-stock fins, high quality waterslide decals and a colorful 45 cms parachute for "safe reentry."
WHAT YOU NEED TO BUILD: Scissors, pencil, ruler, fine sandpaper, carpenter's glue, plastic cement, sanding block, hobby knife, masking tape, primer (white), paint (bright orange, dark gray, red, silver) and clear coat (optional). (Tools, construction and finishing supplies not included.)
WHAT YOU NEED TO LAUNCH (sold separately): Model rocket motors, Wadding, Launch Pad and Ignition Controller, and four 1.5V high quality AA alkaline batteries.
Recommended Engines: B4-4 (wadding included), B6-4, C6-3, C6-5, C12-6 (wadding included), D16-6 (wadding included)
Projected Max Altitude: 122m (C motor)
Recovery System: 38 cm Parachute
Length: 44.8 cm
Diameter: 59 mm
Estimated Weight: 90.7 g
Estimated Assembly Time: 12 Hours (painting and glue drying time not included)
Fin Materials: Laser cut wood
Decal Type: Waterslide
Launch Rod Size: 3mm (1/8")
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