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

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