This is Giant Leap Rocketry's entry into the “sport kit” class of rockets.
It's touted as the most advanced kit in rocketry. The Elipse is a 3” diameter
rocket that stands 78” tall and is not a design you are use to seeing at a
regular club launch. Its fins are half circles and with the ogive tail cone
it has a very sleek look. The kit comes with just about all of the latest and
greatest stuff that Giant Leap Rocketry has to offer. The one I built was the
phenolic tube version. I recently the Elipse on a J420 and recorded an altitude
of 4273 ft and a top velocity of 1350 ft/sec or approximately 1.2 Mach. The next
motor on the list for the Elipse is the J570. To date I have flown the Elipse
on a H999, I600, J285, and J420 and all have been awesome flights.
Length: 78.0 in.
Diameter: 3.0 in.
Weight: 72.0 oz.
Recovery System: Dual Depolyment Parachute
Fins: G10
Recommended Motors:
38mm - Aerotech: H123, H148, H242, I161, I357, I300, I211,I285, I284, 1366, I435, J420, J350, J570
Pro38: H153 I205, I285, J285, J330; 29mm
(with 29mm adpater) - Aerotech: H238, H128, H165, H180, H220, H268, I200
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