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Explorer X-13 Product Number: SFR0182 Manufacturer: SureFire Rockets
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Custom build and decorate your own 13" model rocket with the Explorer X-13 kit. SureFire Rockets has brought a new concept of educational rocket building to educators. The Explorer X-13 is the first in a line of rockets that gives the student control over both the look and design of his/her rocket. The Explorer does not include instructions or cut rocket fins. You print the instructions and the fin designs from this page. There are currently 4 different fin designs to choose from with more to come! By eliminating many of the high cost associated with producing rockets SureFire Rockets is able to bring you this educational bulk pack for significantly less than any other educational kit on the market. The Explorer X-13 rocket is a Skill Level 1 rocket (ages 10 and up) and flies on standard A-class, B-class, and C-class model rocket engines. Product Features
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What's Included 1 Builders Kit.
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Product Rankings Product Markings This item does not come with decals. The intent is for the student to decorate the rocket with his/her own design. Manufacturer Comments Teachers: Have your students build multiple fin designs to show the dramatic effect aerodynamics have on determining the maximum altitude, and flight behavior.Most Helpful Reviews Most bang for your buck!
By rbeard2
March 18, 2013
OK, this is as simple as it gets - a nose cone, body tube, engine mount, sheet of balsa for fins and a simple plastic streamer. BUT - at $3 bucks and change, you have a lot of options - build several different variations to test fin shapes and rocket length. You can supply you scout troupe with the bulk pack of twelve (available elsewhere on this site!) I used 8 of them as the motor tubes for my Saturn 1 Block 2 project! Think clusters and buy several!
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Most bang for your buck!
By rbeard2
March 18, 2013
OK, this is as simple as it gets - a nose cone, body tube, engine mount, sheet of balsa for fins and a simple plastic streamer. BUT - at $3 bucks and change, you have a lot of options - build several different variations to test fin shapes and rocket length. You can supply you scout troupe with the bulk pack of twelve (available elsewhere on this site!) I used 8 of them as the motor tubes for my Saturn 1 Block 2 project! Think clusters and buy several!
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Awesome for price.
By jmwoolybear
December 1, 2012
I like the fact that you can design your own fins on this device. With the balsa provided, you can do any number of configurations. I let my six-year old run with his imagination and come up with the fin design. (Oddly enough, it looks like the picture on the web site) We will be trying to get this bird in the air soon, as it looks and feels like a high-flyer, with low weight to it.
I would recommend this rocket to anyone, just so long as you know how to assemble an engine mount.
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No-Frills Cool Rocket
By MCO NTC Rockets
November 2, 2012
This rocket does not ship with directions, however they are available on the product page, as well as templates for cutting out the fins. Cutting the fins can be a little tricky with only a straight edge and an X-ACTO knife, but I am going to try a scroll saw on my next X-13 and see how that goes. This company truly does pass the savings of production onto the consumer, so I can buy lots of these rockets and mess around with them and not worry about breaking or losing an expensive rocket.
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Great for school projects
By blanchardmusic
October 9, 2012
I teach a middle school rocketry class, and this kit is excellent for rocket design contests and experiments. I add an assortment of nose cones to choose from, and the students use previously learned knowledge to design and build a unique rocket that looks good and flies high. The only criticism I have is that the centering rings have to be sanded down a lot in order to fit, and the engine hook sometimes slides forward or lets the engine eject itself. Adding a thrust ring and bending the hook back a little solves this problem. Overall, this is a great way to scratch build a rocket for much less than the cost of individual parts!
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