Little Bucky Jones Space Cadet.
The Coolness Never Quits.
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Kit Specifications:
Skill Level 3: Average Skills Needed
Length: 16.35" (41.5 cm)
Diameter: 1.64" (42 mm)
Weight (without motor): 4.66 oz (132 gm)
Recovery: 16" plastic parachute
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Pemberton Technologies
Little Bucky Jones Space Cadet
Rocket Kit
P/N: 07573
Price: $30.00
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Recommended Motors: See Chart Below.
Little Bucky Jones Space Cadet Rocket Kit.
Predicted Altitude (From RockSim)
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Motor
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Manufacturer
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Altitude (feet/meters)
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Comments
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C6-3
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Estes/Quest
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Do not use. Rocksim predicts you would need a 113-inch launch rod to achieve stability!
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Estes
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296/90
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We recommend this motor for your first flight.You may find that C11 and D12 motors are all you'll ever want to fly in this rocket, because Bucky gets hard to see with the larger motors.
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Estes
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806/98
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You get good altitude, you can launch in a medium sized field, and the delay puts the parachute ejection just before apogee.
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Aerotech Single Use
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1011/308
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Apogee Single Use
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959/292
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E9-6*
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Estes
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1326/404
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Try this motor for very high flights. Use only at a large field.
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Aerotech Single Use
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1792/546
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Thundrous blue flame. Try this motor before flying any of the larger ones listed here. It will be hard to see and recover Bucky with larger motors. This is a good choice for windier conditions. It is very quick off the pad, and ejection occurs a little early, which is good if the rocket noses into the wind.
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Aerotech Reloadable
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1787/545
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Blue Thunder.
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Aerotech Reloadable
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1842/561
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Loud White Lightning.
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Aerotech Single Use
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1899/579
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Loud roar. White flame.
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Aerotech Reloadable
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1909/582
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Lots of black, billowing smoke.
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Aerotech Reloadable
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2105/642
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Explodes off the pad. Seriously, if you're going to use this motor, epoxy the tube fins on. Delay a bit long by one second.
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Aerotech Reloadable
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2094/638
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Loudest motor choice for this rocket. White Lightning.
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Apogee Single Use
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1974/602
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Once again, Apogee's Medalist E6 blows away all other E motors. Is it any wonder that this is the choice for serious competition?
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Aerotech Single Use
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2177/664
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Blue thunder. Highest altitude, and epoxy your fins on, because this baby will be crusin': 452 miles per hour!
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*With the heavier motors above, you will need to add nose weight and string test for stability. Altitudes shown above do not include any additional weight. See the video below for help in selecting rocket motors. Rocket motors are sold separately from the kit. If you are unsure which one to pick, start with the one recommended for the First Flight, and then another for a more impressive launch. Most motors listed in this chart are available through Apogee Components. For the many other motors that are not listed here, download the RockSim file to see if it will work in this rocket kit. See also Technical Publication #28 for guidance on selecting appropriate rocket engines other than those listed in this chart. If you don't already have Technincal Publication #28, give us a call, and we'll be happy to let you download it free (you have to ask though). |
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Pemberton Technologies Little Bucky Jones Space Cadet
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Back again for the first time!
Flash back with me, if you will, to a time when handsome, brave, wide shouldered, square jawed, homogenized white guys made the universe safe for all mankind. Heroes such as Captain Video, Flash Gordon, Tom Corbett and Buzz Corry came to the rescue every week, thrashing bad guys and thrilling youngsters across the land. From out of that Wonder Bread World we bring you Little Bucky Jones – Space Cadet! From his bulbous nose to his flashy fins and multiple exhaust tubes, Little Bucky Jones is Super Retro Sci-Fi through and through. Like all spaceships from that era, he is gaudy, stylish, sleek and silly enough to give aerospace engineers apoplectic fits.
About half the size of the high-power Bucky, this scaled-down version uses 24mm instead of 29mm, and allows you to launch in much smaller fields. Because you can use up to F sized engines, the Little Bucky Jones Space Cadet includes beefy 1/4" launch lugs.
This kit looks phenomenal but isn't very hard to build. There are a lot of pieces and you need to be able to take breaks for assemblies to dry, but it's not hard. I built and painted the exhaust tube assembly separately from the rest of the kit so I didn't have to do any masking; the exhaust tubes are evenly painted all the way to the bulkhead. Whether you build it like I did or you glue it all together, then paint it, your Little Bucky Jones Space Cadet will be cool and sleek enough so that just about every flyer on the field will want to stop by your prep area and drool. Some of the guys just shake their heads, grin, and walk away, "Unbelievable, what you will do for attention."
This futuristic retro-styled sport rocket is in the dictionary. Really. Look up the word "fabulous", and there's a picture of Bucky. We're talking miles of smiles. That doesn't mean it's hard to assemble. It is actually an easy to build kit. The fins are surface mount and they're all laser cut. A couple of things take a little extra time; shaping the cockpit, and building the exhaust tube section. You'll find yourself flying this model after just a couple days of pleasurable build time.
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Black Powder Motors are Perfect for this Kit
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This rocket lives on that knife edge beween low power and "more power". You can build it and fly it on bigger low-cost Estes black powder motors, but then you can graduate into composite propellant and/or reloadable casings. The range of motors available for this kit is astounding, and because it's a rear-bulkhead retention design, you're not limited to short motors.
Even though this is the "small" Bucky, it's one of my favorite rockets. The kit is just the right size and is extremely enjoyable to build; it's a "pure emotion" design so it's very rewarding to finish, and all the proportions are perfect. You'd think it would fly squirrelly, with the asymetrical fins, cockpit and all, but it gives nice, straight-up flights every time.
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Why is this a Skill Level 3 Rocket?
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Rear bulkhead motor retention. You just wrap a few layers of 1/2" masking tape around the back of the motor, then high-tack tape around the motor tube and rear bulkhead (we use strong, clear tape).
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Bucky needs some extra love in the sanding and filling department. The cockpit is basically fabricated from a block of balsa. The exhaust tubes are a little fiddly, because you have to cut them to length. Here's our secret: put the thin-wall 3/16" launch lugs on a small paintbrush handle or dowell to support them while you cut. Otherwise, they get smashed and the cut will be uneven. You need to test the Little Bucky Jones Space Cadet with the heaviest motor you plan to use, and may need to add nose weight until it's stable. You probably won't need to add any nose weight, but check stability to make sure. It does take a little extra care and patience to use the rear bulkhead method of motor retention, too. Otherwise, construction is straightforward.
Some construction requires epoxy adhesive and/or fillers. This can be messy and cause an allergic reaction in some people. Adult supervision and wearing rubber gloves is recommended when working with epoxy.
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Who Is Pemberton Technologies?
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From out of that Wonder Bread world of the 50´s, Pem-Tech brings you the coolest science fiction spaceships of all time: Sleek, silver, beauties like the Krãken and the glorious golden hotrods like Bucky Jones Space Cadet.
Layne Pemberton is famous for his "destructions". The humor infects everything from motor selection to your household pets. Trust us, they're fun. The photos could use some upgrades to good quality line diagrams to improve legibility, and the text is overly expansive, but the destructions are otherwise well done.
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Beautiful Balsa Nose Cone - This ogive nose cone is built for speed. The balsa is easy to sand to a perfectly smooth finish. Pemberton includes nose weight you epoxy into the nose.
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Premium Tubes - These body tubes are quality pieces, with small spirals so they finish quickly. They're thin walled, but tough, for a lighter weight rocket that flies higher and lasts a long time. Pictured are the main body tube and the exhaust tubes.
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Laser Cut Plywood Fins - The fins are the "main event" of the kit. They are perfectly cut. Pemtec now includes tiny plywood canard fins in this updated version of the kit. They are a detail that people just look at and smile.
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Detail parts - Because you can use up to F sized engines, the Little Bucky Jones Space Cadet includes 1/4" launch lugs. Also included are 1/8" lugs for those of you who want to put the emphasis on stylin', or limit your flights to smaller motors. The balsa chunk for the cockpit allows you to form whatever outlandish shape you want.
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Beefy Motor Mount - No cheesy paper centering rings on a Pemberton kit! The rings are made of heavy paperboard that's two or three times thicker than you see on similar kits from the large manufacturers. They last longer and are laser cut. When I built ours, I didn't have to sand them at all because they fit perfectly.
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Recovery Hardware - 16-inch diameter plastic parachute, includes self-adhesive reinforcement rings and premium shroud lines. The steel eye screw and Kevlar shock cord are excellent components. When this parachute blossoms in the clear blue sky, you'll be reminded again why rocketry is so much fun.
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Tools needed to assemble this rocket kit:
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Masking Tape
- Hobby Knife
- Finishing Supplies like paint and sandpaper.
To Launch This Rocket Kit, You'll Also Need:
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Pemberton Technologies Little Bucky kit:
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Q. What launch pad should I use to launch this rocket kit?
- A. You can launch Bucky from a small pad with the C11 motors, but since this rocket can use large engines, you'll need bigger launch pad if you're using E's and F's. We offer a couple of choices: the Aerotech Mantis Launch Pad, and the Estes Porta Pad-E.
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Q. I need help selecting motors. What should I do?
- A. Watch this YouTube video.
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Other Optional Accessories That Work Great With This Kit:
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Rocket Motors - This is a reminder that this kit does not come with rocket motors. See the chart at the top of this page to see which motors will work in this particular rocket kit.
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Epoxy Clay - While it has a 1,001 uses around the house, it works great on rockets to make super-strong fillets where the fins attach to the rocket. Better than regular epoxy because it stays in place and doesn't ooze all over the rocket. So you can get perfect fillets on all your fins, without having to do them one at a time.
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Piston Launchers - Get another 5% increase in altitude just by launching from a piston launcher! A piston launcher converts the hot exhaust gases from the rocket engine into high-pressure that kicks the rocket into the air at a faster velocity. Two sizes available for either 18mm or 24mm rocket engines.
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To see how Bucky rocket looks and performs with in each motor configuration, download rocket design file now (click here). This file can be opened with the FREE demo version of RockSim (click here). This kit is included as one of the sample designs that comes with the demo software. Both Windows and Macintosh versions are available.
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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,
click here.
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What is expected when you launch your model rocket?
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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.
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