The i28 is the old Estes Astro Blaster from the late 80's, the T25 is the Strato Blaster. Both were tremendous planes that flew quite well on the slopes, with rocket power, and with the .049. The Astro Blaster was more an aerobatic plane with the Strato more a glider.

I still have 2 Astro Blasters. I use 2 "D" engines one boost and one plugged to get the plane over 1100 feet. It really is just a speck up there and I usually spun down to a height where I could see it. I was then able to do about 5 min worth of aerobatics before landing at my feet. I performed with the DCRC and NVRC show teams a few times with the plane around 1988-91.

Care must be taken with rocket powered planes, since once you light them off, they don't turn off. The Astro Blaster could reach speeds of over 125mph straight up, and I was clocked at over 160 with a 45* climb. Once I bumped the aileron trim before launch and had a crazy ride doing very fast low barrel rolls, sometimes within 3 feet of the ground. Luckilly no one was around. After that I adheared to a strict checklist before launch and always had a helper with me. If you hit someone with one of these during boost phase, you will kill them. Keep that in mind if you get one.

By puting a Cox TD .049 on the plane, it flies more conventionally. 75 mph passes were normal. The plane might be a good choice for a small DD Brushless and Kokam setup. IE - Astro 10 or MiniAC.

Rob