Vertical Assault 3.0 Rocket Kit

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How does the fincan fit on the inside?

The most advanced and complete kit in the Ready-To-Fly series!

• Builds Fast

• Thorough Instructions

• Rip the sky open with a nearly indestructible fin canister

• 54mm mount for BIG motors, adaptable to 38mm

• Flies straight and true - - fins are already Perfectly aligned.

• No external fincan "hump" because the fincan fits on the inside!

"I just love flying this rocket. It's beautifully proportioned, and flies straight as an arrow.  Hands down, my favorite of the fleet" ...Ed

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Features:

• Pre-molded Fincan
• Pre-slotted MagnaFrame
• Slimline tailcone/retainer
• 3" Pinnacle nosecone
• 18" Drogue and 48" Main Chute + swivels
• Kevlar™ Presewn chock cords
• Dual Deployment is standard, can be flown single.
• Avionics Bay
• Acme rail guides
• Hardware (quicklinks, etc.)
• Online illustrated instruction booklet

Specifications:

• Length: 89"

• Diameter: 3.0” I.D

• Dry Wt: (no motor): 6 lbs

• Motor mount: 54mm (38mm with optional 54/38 SLIMLINE motor adapter )

• Parachute size: drogue 18”, main 48”

Recommended 54mm motors:

• Aerotech: J90, J180, J275, J315, J415, J135, J800, J540, J800, K1100, K695, K550, K695 or K700

• Pro54: J295, K445, K570, K660

Recommended 38mm motors:

• Aerotech: H123, H148, H242, I161, I357, I300, I211, I285, I284, 1366, I435, J420, J350, J570

• Pro38: H153, I205, I285, J285, J330

Predicted altitude:

• 10,000' - K700 (MACH 1+)

• 8,300' - K550 (MACH 1 possible)

• 3,200' - I284

• 2,000' - I211

• 1,400' - I161

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Escape Velocity 2.6 Rocket Kit

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How does the fincan fit on the inside?

Another Winner in our Ready-to-fly series!

It's called Escape Velocity for good reason. Go ahead…rip the sky open with this high performance beast.

• Builds Fast

• Pre-made fins are Perfectly aligned

• No lost altitude

• No unwanted spinning

• Rip the sky open with a nearly indestructible fin canister

• 38mm mount for BIG motors, adaptable to 29mm

• Flies straight and true - - fins are already Perfectly aligned.

• The fins come airfoiled!

• No external fincan "hump" because the fincan fits on the inside!

This rocket does it all…from a 1,200 ft. flight on an H128 to to about 7,000 feet on a J570!!

Now in MagnaFrame - What is MagnaFrame?

Did your last kit come with all of this?

Features:

• Pre-molded Fincan

• Pre-slotted Magna-Frame

• Slimline retainer

• Drogue and Main Chute

• Kevlar™ Chute protectors

• Vinyl Decal in Stylized font

• Kevlar™ Presewn shock cords

• Dual Deployment is standard….but can be flown as single.

• Avionics Bay

• Acme rail guides

• Hardware (quicklinks, etc.)

• Illustrated instruction booklet

Specifications:

• Length: 64" Diameter: 2.6" I.D

• Dry Wt: (no motor): 3 lbs. 8 oz.

• Motor mount: 38mm (29mm with optional 38/29 SLIMLINE motor adapter )

• Parachute size: drogue 18", main 36"

Recommended 38mm motors:

• Aerotech: H123, H148, H242, I161, I357, I300, I211, I285, I284, 1366, I435, J420, J350, J570

• Ceseroni Pro38: H153 I205, I285, J285, J330

Recommended 29mm motors:

• Aerotech: H238, H128, H165, H180, H220, H268, I200

Predicted altitude:

• 6,850' - J570 (MACH 1+)

• 5,200' - J350 (Mach 1 possible)

• 3,450' - I211

• 2,600' - I161

• 1,750' - H180

• 1,700' - H123

• 1,200' - H128

© The "Escape Velocity 2.6" and "Fin"-ders, are copyrights of Giant Leap Rocketry, Inc. All rights reserved. 2011. Any reproduction or redistribution of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited. You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system.

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Firestorm 54 Rocket Kit

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Perfect Level 2 Dual Deploy and Easy to Build!

Mach-busting is easy ….. Altitude records are just hours away.

Highest quality parts in the industry: Fiberglass airframe, Fincan, AVBay, Slimline retainer, Rail guides, Kevlar cord, Kevlar chute protector, HardPoint recovery mount, Chute swivel

GLR Fincan & AF Motor Mount: Just epoxy, slide onto the airframe and flies strait as an arrow! No fin slots, fillets or fin alignment jig. No messy centering rings and motor tube to install.

The Firestorm 54 has been completely revised from the ground up. It is carefully engineered to make it high performance on the one hand, yet simple to build on the other. It incorporates some very advanced features.

The Firestorm 54 comes with a 54mm motor mount so that it can be flown on powerful J and K motors. Beware that using those motors will propel the Firestorm 54 to extremely high altitudes. With the optional Slimeline 54-38mm adapter, you can fly this rocket to more moderate altitudes on H and I motors.

Features

• Fiberglass airframe – 24in and 36in
• Acme Fin Canister, an incredibly strong fin unit, molded in a high compression mold using composite material. Saves you the time and mess of laying up fins, and allows incredible speeds and force loads
• Avionics Bay with mounting board! (dual version only)
• Kevlar™ shock cord - presewn loops (2 recovery sets on Dual Deploy, and 1 with Single Deploy)
• Kevlar™ chute protectors
• Aluminum conformal rail guides
• Slimline motor retainer
• Hardpoint recovery mount system to secure the shock cord to airframe. Easy to use!
• New 54mm nosecone 5 to 1 exposed length, with sandable ribs, and secure connections
• Ripstop chute: 36” main chute and 18” drogue
• Chute swivels
• Quiklinks for easy connect and disconnect
• Online 20 page instructions with step-by-step photos
• Built to withstand hard landings, so rapid, high altitude descents are possible
• Dual deployment version can be flown in single deployment configuration
• Click here for Rocksim Data

• Length: Fiberglass tubing 74.5” (Dual Deployment)
• Diameter: 2.15” I.D” (54mm) 2.27” O.D
• Dry Wt: 74.5oz (Dual Deployment)
• Motor mount: 54mm (38mm with optional SLIMLINE motor adapter) - (29mm mount requires both 54/38 adapter AND 38/29mm adapter).

Firestorm 54 Altitude Simulations:

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T-Bolt Rocket Kit

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Thorough Instructions!

Level 1 or 2 Certification and Easy to Build. Complete Kit Perfection!

Highest quality parts in the industry: MagnaFrame airframe, Fincan, Slimline retainer, Rail guides, Kevlar cord, Kevlar chute protector, HardPoint recovery mount, Chute swivel

GLR Fincan: Just epoxy, slide onto the airframe and flies strait as an arrow! No fin slots, messy epoxy fillets or fin alignment jig to worry about.

AF Motor Mount: No messy centering rings and motor tube to install. The airframe is the motor tube!

HIGH-PERFORMANCE FINCAN (light weight version) and Slimline Bell Retainer (shown) are upgrade options.

What do you call a rocket that's drop-dead gorgeous, super high performance, almost indestructible....and yet easy to build? We call it the T-Bolt. The T-Bolt is a minimum diameter 38mm rocket that rips the sky like a bullet ....and yet can be built in one evening. Flies to extremely high altitudes on Aerotech and CTI 38mm motors. For more moderate altitudes, the T-Bolt can be adapted down to 29mm with the optional 38/29mm Slimline Adapter.

Features:

• 33in MagnaFrame airframe
• High-Performance Acme Fin Canister, an incredibly strong fin unit, molded in a high compression mold using composite material. Saves you the time and mess of laying up fins, and allows incredible speeds and force loads (Check it out)
• Slimline Retainer, bell shaped optional. (Check it out)
• Kevlar™ shock cord
• Kevlar™ chute protector
• Aluminum conformal rail guides
• HardPoint mount system to secure the shock cord to airframe. Easy to use! (Check it out)
• Awesome 38mm nosecone 5 to 1 exposed length, with sandable ribs, and secure connections
• Rip stop chute: 30in main chute plus swivel
• Online instruction manual
• High Performance in just a few hours
• Single deployment system for reliable Level 1 flights
• Mach-busting is easy ….. Altitude records are just hours away
• Built to withstand hard landings, so rapid, high altitude descents are possible

Specifications:

• Length: 42.75”

• Diameter: 1.65" O.D. (38mm I.D)

• Dry Weight: 32 Oz.

• Motor Mount: 38mm (29mm with optional Slimline motor adapter)

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