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Skill Level 5
Dr. Zooch Saturn V

Kit Specifications:

Skill Level 5: Extremely Challenging
Length: 18.2” (46.23 cm)
Diameter: 1.64" (47.34 cm)
Weight (without motor): 2.6 oz (73.71 g)
Recovery Method: 15" Plastic Parachute

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Dr. Zooch Saturn V
Rocket Kit

P/N: 07316
Price: $24.95

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Dr. Zooch Saturn V

Recommended 18mm Motors:

Dr Zooch Saturn V
Estimated Altitude Predictions (generated using RockSim)
Motor Used
Motor Type
Altitude - (feet)
Altitude - (meters)
Single Use
Single Use
Single Use
Single Use
There are other 18mm diameter motors that will work in this kit. The ones listed in this chart are available through Apogee Components. For other motors, download the RockSim file to see if it will work in this rocket kit. See Technical Publication #28 for guidance on selecting appropriate rocket engines.

Dr. Zooch Saturn V

Have you always wanted to add a Saturn V to your collection, but been nervous to try the 1/70th scale Saturn V kit? Here is the solution. While still a challenging kit to build, at the price and size, you can practice to your heart's content.

This "ant scale" kit (as Dr. Zooch calls it), may be small, but it is chock full of detail. The wraps and dowels give this kit a true scale model look. The nozzles are an optical illusion, and no one will know that you scratch built them.

This is THE kit to have, especially if you are at all interested in scale models. It is an extremely rewarding challenge, and you will be amazed at how terrific your rocket looks, at a fraction of the cost of most Saturn kits.

Dr Zooch Saturn V

Kit Features
  • Detailed paper wraps mean that you can achieve scale model quality detail without all that painstaking masking and painting - So you can get straight to the launch field!
Saturn V Wraps
Saturn V Tower
  • Launch Tower - Paper wraps make building this a snap!
  • Tiny nozzles are an amazing feat of trickery. They look like molded parts, but are actually constructed by the builder out of paper, kevlar, wooden dowels and some glue!

Nozzles

Instructions

  • Dr. Zooch instructions are so entertaining, you will find yourself reading them again and again!




  • The box doubles as storage for the kit, protecting it as you travel to launch sites.

What Makes This a Skill Level 5 Rocket?

This kit requires quite a bit of paper-modeling techniques to be used. Many of the parts are a bit tricky to make, including the nozzles. The fins have to be hand cut in balsa sheeting. With time and patience, however, you will have a spectacular kit!


Tools needed to assemble this rocket kit:

  • Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Scissors
  • Masking Tape
  • Hobby Knife
  • Wood Glue or 5-Minute Epoxy

To Launch This Rocket Kit, You'll Also Need:

  • Rocket Motors (Not included with this kit - See the motor selection above).
  • Launch Pad & Controller (Not included with this kit)

Frequently Asked Questions about the Dr. Zooch
Saturn V Rocket kit:

Q. What launch pad should I use to launch the Dr. Zooch Kit?

A. We recommend the Sky Complete launch system. Click Here for more information.

Download the free RockSim design file!

To see how the Dr. Zooch Saturn V rocket looks and performs with each motor configuration, download the FREE RockSim design file (click here).

What is a RockSim Design file? The RockSim software gives you a lot of information about the flight characteristics of this rocket: how high, how fast, where it will land, how will it react to wind, etc. The "design file" is intended to save you time. All the parameters (size, shape, weight, fin design, etc.) of this rocket have already been entered into the RockSim program, and saved as an electronic database file. You can just open it up in your copy of RockSim and start loading different rocket motors to run launch simulations. It's fun and educational to see the rocket zoom skyward, even before you built it. For more information about RockSim and to download a FREE 30-day demo version, click here. Windows and Macintosh versions are both available.

What is expected when you launch your model rocket?
Flight Events

Are you new to rocketry? Do you think you know what happens when you launch your rocket? Now you can learn about the events that occur as your rocket is launched into the air. So when you launch your rocket, you'll be prepared and you'll be able to show off your knowledge to observers watching your rocket. This article also gives you links to other references that will give you even more background information about rocketry, so you can become a true rocket scientist and expert.

Actual Customer Comment:

My package arrived...and everything was GREAT!!.. I SURE APPRECIATE the level of customer care that you have given me in processing my order and the FOLLOW UP email's!!  GOOD customer service ...I find is hard to come by in a lot of respects today. There are many companies that SHOULD take lesson's from you on customer care!!

I WILL MOST DEFINETLY use your company again as soon as I need more supplies (which is generally often) so you will be hearing from me in the future!!

Thanks Again!!
Brad Burtnick

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This page last updated on: 05/12/09