The Estes Viking Rocket Simple Easy to Build Launches to 1,700 feet Able to manipulate variables

The Estes Viking The Estes Viking RocketRocket

SimpleSimple Easy to BuildEasy to Build Launches to 1,700 Launches to 1,700

feetfeet Able to manipulate Able to manipulate

variablesvariables

Estes Viking InstructionsEstes Viking Instructions Open the PackageOpen the Package Inventory your partsInventory your parts Open the InstructionsOpen the Instructions Build your rocketBuild your rocket Add final details to your Add final details to your

rocketrocket Paint your rocketPaint your rocket And finally; Launch your And finally; Launch your

rocketrocket

Rocket Part InventoryRocket Part Inventory Body TubeBody Tube Engine Spacer TubeEngine Spacer Tube Engine BlockEngine Block FinsFins Shock CordShock Cord Launch LugLaunch Lug Nose Cone and Nose Cone Nose Cone and Nose Cone

InsertInsert StreamerStreamer Shock Cord MountShock Cord Mount DecalsDecals

Body TubeBody Tube You may change You may change

the size of you the size of you body tube if you body tube if you would like.would like.

See Your Teacher See Your Teacher for help!for help!

FinsFins Your fins are made of Your fins are made of

die cut card board and die cut card board and must be carefully must be carefully removed and sanded removed and sanded before they can be before they can be glued on to body tube.glued on to body tube.

Launch LugLaunch Lug Your launch lug looks Your launch lug looks

like a short straw.like a short straw. It is used to guide your It is used to guide your

rocket up the launch rocket up the launch rod during launch.rod during launch.

It must be carefully It must be carefully glued along side of the glued along side of the fins for it to function fins for it to function properly.properly.

Shock Cord/MountShock Cord/Mount Your shock cord is a Your shock cord is a

piece of elastic that piece of elastic that must be carefully must be carefully glued into place with glued into place with the shock cord mount the shock cord mount before it can be used.before it can be used.

The other end of your The other end of your shock cord must be shock cord must be tied to your nosecone.tied to your nosecone.

Nose Cone and InsertNose Cone and Insert The nose cone The nose cone

and the insert are and the insert are made of plastic made of plastic and must be glued and must be glued together with together with model cement.model cement.

Engine Spacer TubeEngine Spacer Tube NotNot actually part of your actually part of your

rocket!rocket! Used to push the engine Used to push the engine

block into place. It is block into place. It is then removed from the then removed from the body tube and throw body tube and throw away.away.

Can be used to splice two Can be used to splice two body tube sections body tube sections together.together.

Engine BlockEngine Block The engine block is a The engine block is a

small green small green cardboard ring that cardboard ring that must carefully be must carefully be glued into place glued into place inside the rocket’s inside the rocket’s body tube.body tube.

StreamerStreamer Your streamer is made Your streamer is made

from a stretchable from a stretchable bright orange plastic bright orange plastic material.material.

The stream is used to The stream is used to slow down your rocket slow down your rocket during recovery.during recovery.

It will burn so It will burn so recovery wadding recovery wadding must be used.must be used.

DecalsDecals Stickers that are Stickers that are

used to decorate used to decorate your model rocket.your model rocket.

Some decals requireSome decals require water to activate.water to activate.

The Final ProductThe Final Product

Nose Cone AssemblyNose Cone Assembly Your nose cone and Your nose cone and

the nose cone insert the nose cone insert must be glued together must be glued together with plastic cementwith plastic cement

Fin PreparationFin Preparation

Find your finsFind your fins Pop the fins out of the Pop the fins out of the

die cut cardboard die cut cardboard sheet.sheet.

Line up your fins and Line up your fins and then sand themthen sand them

Decide on the number Decide on the number and arrangement of and arrangement of the finsthe fins

Body Tube Marking and Engine Body Tube Marking and Engine Block InstallationBlock Installation

Make sure to correctly Make sure to correctly mark your body tube and mark your body tube and engine block by engine block by measuring and marking measuring and marking using the marking guideusing the marking guide

Install the engine block Install the engine block by pushing it into the by pushing it into the body tube up to the mark body tube up to the mark that you have made on that you have made on the spacer tube the spacer tube

Fin Configuration and AlignmentFin Configuration and Alignment

You must decide on the You must decide on the number and number and configuration for your configuration for your fins.fins.

Once you have marked Once you have marked your body tube you may your body tube you may begin gluing your fins.begin gluing your fins.

Make sure that your fins Make sure that your fins are evenly aligned and are evenly aligned and straight.straight.

Gluing Fins and Glue DetailGluing Fins and Glue Detail

Glue your fins along Glue your fins along the lines that you have the lines that you have drawn on your body drawn on your body tube.tube.

You may apply extra You may apply extra glue after the glue that glue after the glue that you have applied has you have applied has drieddried

Custom Paint or Decorate Your Custom Paint or Decorate Your RocketRocket

Rocket Controlled Rocket Controlled VariablesVariables

Tube LengthTube Length Number of finsNumber of fins Fin ConfigurationFin Configuration Rocket engine size Rocket engine size

“A”, “B”, “C”, and “A”, “B”, “C”, and “D”“D”

Rocket Uncontrolled VariablesRocket Uncontrolled Variables

Weather ConditionsWeather Conditions WindWind TemperatureTemperature PrecipitationPrecipitation Slight differences Slight differences

between the way the between the way the rocket is built.rocket is built.

Rocket Building TipsRocket Building Tips Follow directions Follow directions

carefullycarefully Work slowlyWork slowly Use appropriate Use appropriate

building materials; building materials; glue, tape, scissors, glue, tape, scissors, exacto knives, exacto knives, sandpaper, ect.sandpaper, ect.

Be as accurate and Be as accurate and precise as possible!precise as possible!

X-Ray View of Rocket PartsX-Ray View of Rocket Parts

Parts of a Rocket EngineParts of a Rocket Engine

Rocket Engine BasicsRocket Engine Basics

Rocket Launch SystemRocket Launch System

Launch EquipmentLaunch Equipment

Launch PadLaunch Pad IgniterIgniter EngineEngine Electric Electric

LauncherLauncher Recovery Recovery

WaddingWadding

Rocket Flight PathRocket Flight Path

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