Kaycee
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I've enjoyed flying Art Applewhite's creations for several years. From the 13mm 'free' ones that are ready to download from his web site all the way to the 38mm kits, all of Art's kits are quick and easy to construct. Better still they are all fun to fly!
https://artapplewhite.com/
My 38mm CINCO has been flown many times over the years. With over 16 flights and a diet of commercial and research motors, to date it's seen ~3700Ns of AP and it's still going strong. It's my go-to vehicle when the clouds are low, need to test a new research motor or just want to -WOW- the crowd. My 38mm CINCO has never failed to deliver anything but successful flights and plenty of smiles.
I recently contacted Art and ordered two more 38mm CINCOs. He asked if I'd be willing to test a new 38mm BLACK CINCO and report back to him with my thoughts. Of course I said yes, and offered to create a build thread as well, so here we go...
I'll document the building of Art Applewhite's 38mm BLACK CINCO from build to flight testing.
Most all of the construction steps will also pertain to the WHITE CINCO that is currently available. I'm actually building both the WHITE and BLACK CINCO together, but most of the pictures will only be of the black version.
Please give constructive advice during the build. If you like what you see, please contact Art and encourage him to make this available for everyone.
The first 2 pictures are of my original CINCO. I built it bone-stock using white glue. The only addition was the Rockets Magazine sticker.
https://artapplewhite.com/
My 38mm CINCO has been flown many times over the years. With over 16 flights and a diet of commercial and research motors, to date it's seen ~3700Ns of AP and it's still going strong. It's my go-to vehicle when the clouds are low, need to test a new research motor or just want to -WOW- the crowd. My 38mm CINCO has never failed to deliver anything but successful flights and plenty of smiles.
I recently contacted Art and ordered two more 38mm CINCOs. He asked if I'd be willing to test a new 38mm BLACK CINCO and report back to him with my thoughts. Of course I said yes, and offered to create a build thread as well, so here we go...
I'll document the building of Art Applewhite's 38mm BLACK CINCO from build to flight testing.
Most all of the construction steps will also pertain to the WHITE CINCO that is currently available. I'm actually building both the WHITE and BLACK CINCO together, but most of the pictures will only be of the black version.
Please give constructive advice during the build. If you like what you see, please contact Art and encourage him to make this available for everyone.
The first 2 pictures are of my original CINCO. I built it bone-stock using white glue. The only addition was the Rockets Magazine sticker.
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