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This is basically a tube launched rocket. It's almost finless but I suppose t' fins have some effect. I don't have VCP so I have no idea how it tapes out. Begad! Begad! Blimey! T' center o' gravity with a B motor is right at t' NC-shoulder mounted launch lug which be serendipitous but nice. Funny how those things work out.
I've flown it on B4-2's and on C6-3's. It passes safety inspection as it stands though t' motor tube looks a little loose in t' aft centerin' ring.
Typical Scenario:
I show up at t' check-in table with a B motor installed. T' RSO says "you're gonna fly that onna B?" I explain that t' yellow body stays on t' pad. He says "hunh, arrr, t' body stays on t' pad?" I pull t' rocket out o' t' tube so he can see t' configuration. He says, "hunh?" at which point I show him t' parachute and shock cord *inside* t' nosecone. At which point he scratches his head for a bit then is willin' t' play along. He'll call for a heads up, matey, and then lets t' crowd know that this is an "untested rocket so everyone watch out". Instant audience. Lotsa laughs, all these people are lookin' for a large yellow rocket t' launch and a black and fluorescent orange arrow-lookin' thin' squirts out.
T' thin' actually flies really well. About 600' on a C, shiver me timbers, kind o' wimpy 300' on a B. It's also relatively inexpensive t' make since most o' it is BT and foam core board.
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