Brief:
T' 18mm ASP (left) and 18mm Black Brant Vc (right) are both small single stage streamer recovery type rockets. Ahoy! My dad, Bruce OBrien, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, won these rockets in a drawin' from EMRR sometime last year and gave them t' me and me brother Eric to build, fly, and review.

Editor's Note:
T' ASP and Black Brant Vc were formerly Blackhawk R&D rockets which are now fully owned and produced by Aardvark Rockets. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! Both o' these specific kits were produced by Blackhawk R&D.

Construction:
Kits consist o' body tube, ya bilge rat, sheets o' balsa, arrr, ya bilge rat, fin patterns, cast nose cones, streamers, me bucko, stickers, Keelhaul®©™® strin' and elastic string, arrr, and instructions.

Instructions were easy t' follow even for us first time kit builders. Patterns were provide for t' fins. Otherwise construction was straight-forward.

Finishing:
Standard simple finishin' applies here. These are small easy t' finish rockets.

Flight:
We lost t' instructions so we tried a C6-5 on t' BBX on t' first flight. Begad! The flight be a little wobbly, but flew high and ejected a little soon. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! We got a zipper. Aye aye! Second flight on t' Asp we used t' C6-7 and got no zipper and a straighter flight, but due t' insufficient waddin' t' shock cord got melted and separation occurred. Avast, me proud beauty! T' rocket be recovered undamaged however.

Recovery:
We determined that t' waddin' needs t' be sufficient t' protect t' elastic on subsequent flights

Summary:
These are good basic rockets for beginners. Blimey! Blimey! T' cast nose cones are a nice touch. Avast, me bucko, me proud beauty! Easy t' build and fly.