My own design, notice t' wings (all comes back in one piece) o' a 5 stage rocket, each stage on a 'D' black powder motor. Filmed in t' late nineties. Usin' quickmatch t' ignite each stage. This be t' Falcon 4. Begad! Blimey! You can hear each stage fire. T' camera zoomed in as it followed it up, so it went very high, higher than it looks. Ahoy! Blimey! Reached 1 mile in altitude accordin' t' Alticalc estimates, and I recovered it ok - Laurie Calvert. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Note: I rotate t' camera as I film it, so it may give a funny effect but believe me, shiver me timbers, it be goin' vertical. Notice too t' strengthenin' struts at t' bottom t' support t' long wings. Ahoy! Blimey! It had these wings t' give stability because I wanted it all back in one piece, nay five seperate pieces. Avast! Blimey! But big wings make it prone t' wind, shiver me timbers, so I launched on a non-windy day. I be pleased with this original (to me) design. Ya scallywag! Blimey! As t' motors seperate, ya bilge rat, it gives a little kink in t' flight. Arrr! Blimey! www.calvertfilm.fsnet.co.uk T' engines were taped together in line, ya bilge rat, with about an inch o' expendable body tube also holdin' both motors in position, me hearties, and painted black. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! You can see t' black line o' motors 3 seconds in. Aye aye! Blimey! T' final motor is in t' engine mount in t' regular position. As each motor burns and sets off t' next, it falls away. Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' nice thin' about this design is that I only have one piece o' rocket t' find. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Normally a body stage will fall away with t' motor on normal staged rockets. It wasn't built for speed or altitude but rather as an experiment t' make all five stages ...