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

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