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by Chris Kiekens
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I had purchased a couple o' Gemini DC kits t' enter in this DesCon, but alas, matey, holidays, sick kids and work seemed to drain t' majority o' me time.. Begad!
I did have time t' bang this one out howevera
I worked on this rocket obsessively(accordin' t' t' wife), matey, and was havin' a great love affair with ita
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Construction:
Puttin' it all together be pretty basic, slap t' centerin' rings on t' motor mount, epoxy liberally.. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! add another CR attached with t' eyebolts, and sandwich a piece o' steel mesh in t' space.
T' fin slots were cut usin' a miter saw, matey, t' allow TTW construction.
T' Keelhaul®©™ was attached t' both eyebolts, and epoxied with a nut into t' nose(after cuttin' off t' shoulder), both givin' a solid attachment, as well as addin' some weight t' t' nose.
T' parachute was attached with a 1/8. Avast, me proud beauty! quick link, shiver me timbers, t' allow it t' be transferred t' other toys..
Steel machine threads were epoxied into t' aft centerin' ring, t' be used with washers for motor retention.
Flight Report:
Maiden Flight be on an Aerotech G75-medium delay, me hearties, it leapt off t' pad like a screamin' mother-in-law, me bucko, t' an estimated 3561 feet, ejection was just after apogee, and deployment o' t' recovery system(parachute) be normal.
Apparently t' chute was slightly oversized, shiver me timbers, as we watched it float away for some time, shiver me timbers, and I looked for it for about two weeks after..
Conclusion:
I will build another, ya bilge rat, and will fly it in a larger field, me bucko, with a smaller chutebut t' tube was free, and I have lots more o' them, arrr, so I may build a 38mm version as well, matey, matey, because I can seem t' lose enough o' me rocket stuff!
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