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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, me bucko, but alas, shiver me timbers, holidays, me hearties, sick kids and work seemed to drain t' majority o' me time.. Blimey!
I did have time t' bang this one out howevera
I worked on this rocket obsessively(accordin' t' t' wife), shiver me timbers, and be havin' a great love affair with ita
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Puttin' it all together was pretty basic, arrr, slap t' centerin' rings on t' motor mount, me bucko, epoxy liberally.. Avast! Well, matey, blow me down! add another CR attached with t' eyebolts, me bucko, and sandwich a piece o' steel mesh in t' space.
T' fin slots were cut usin' a miter saw, matey, me hearties, 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, me bucko, as well as addin' some weight t' t' nose.
T' parachute was attached with a 1/8. Ahoy! quick link, me bucko, 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.
Maiden Flight was on an Aerotech G75-medium delay, ya bilge rat, it leapt off t' pad like a screamin' mother-in-law, t' an estimated 3561 feet, ejection be just after apogee, arrr, and deployment o' t' recovery system(parachute) be normal.
Apparently t' chute be slightly oversized, ya bilge rat, as we watched it float away for some time, and I looked for it for about two weeks after..
I will build another, shiver me timbers, and will fly it in a larger field, shiver me timbers, with a smaller chutebut t' tube was free, arrr, and I have lots more o' them, so I may build a 38mm version as well, because I can seem t' lose enough o' me rocket stuff!
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