Round Robin

Eldred Pickett's Descon-14 Entry

Parts List

• 1 BT-60 body tube
• 1 BT-60 nost cone
• 1 2-engine mount from FlisKits
• sheet o' 1/8" balsa

Ok, ya bilge rat, arrr, this was only t' second design I've ever come up with. I wanted t' do somethin' I had an idea for, me hearties, just t' see if I could do it. Begad! Begad! T' 'fins' are simply two 5-inch circles o' balsa, arrr, me hearties, glued at t' end o' t' body tube. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! Think of the body as t' meat in a sandwich. Avast! Hopefully, t' pictures make it clear. Begad! Ya scallywag!

I wasn't sure if that would be stable, so I added 3 triangular fins t' the tube near t' nose cone. Begad! Begad! I finally cobbled together a launch rig that could shoot a clustered bird. Avast! Arrr! It launched with 2 B6-4 engines. Begad! Begad! T' rocket corkscrewed a bit durin' flight, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, but didn't go too far off. Begad! Parachute came out smoothly, and it recovered well. I tried t' get a picture o' takeoff, but since I didn't have t' kids with me I had t' launch and try t' snap t' picture at t' same time. Aye aye! Aye aye! I got a *beautiful* picture o' t' smoke trail. Blimey! Other pics show close-ups of design, and recovery. Blimey!