• 1/8" Two-Piece Launch Rod
  • 002243 - 1/8" Two-Piece Launch Rod-2615
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1/8" Two-Piece Launch Rod

1/8" Two-Piece Launch Rod

SKU: 002243
UPC: 047776022430

$8.99
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MSRP/MAP: $8.99

Ideal replacement rod and alignment tool.

This 1/8 inch (3.2 mm) diameter launch rod is ideal for most standard engine powered rockets. It attaches to the launch pad then you can align the launch lugs on your Estes rocket to the launch rod and slide it down. As the rocket launches, it quickly gains enough speed to fly with stability, thanks to the launch rod, and then flies into the air.

Fits the 2215 Porta-Pad II

Also works great when used as an alignment tool on model rockets that require two launch lugs.

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Customer Reviews

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David Goodwin (Sebastopol, CA)
Launch rods: came on time replacing my slightly bent rods.

came on time replacing my slightly bent rods.

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william reich (Odenton, MD)
Launch Rod

Came on time. Replacement for my bent rods.

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Owen (Bothell, WA)
Not the same as before

When I first got into model rocketry, I got an Alpha III launch set, including a 1/8 inch 3 piece launch rod. The pieces snapped together easily and the rod held up for about a year. So I bought a new rod to replace it. When it arrived, I tried to assemble the rod. The problem is, the pieces do not fit together! I had recently had a similar experience with a maxi rod. After an hour of painstakingly sanding and filing down the joint that connected the two rod parts together, the rod finally snapped into place. With the 1/8 inch rod I had no such luck. The joint is too big to fit into the other rod segment, but it also bends easily. The joint was bent trying to put both segments together. Rod is useless now.
Estes, please bring the old design back!