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T' followin' article was a submission t' t' FlisKits, arrr, Inc
Deuce-Bash Contest and is archived with permission
from FlisKits. Some o' these designs are nay actually kitbashes, me bucko, however, all come from t' basic motor design feature
of t' FlisKits Deuce's Wild.
Brief:
T' name o' me entry is DoubleDeuce. Arrr! Begad! It is basically a 4-canted engine rocket instead o' two. Begad! I had an interesting
challenge t' be able t' get 4 engines into that size body tube. Blimey! So what I ended up doin' be movin' two o' t' engines
up farther into t' body tube.
Construction:
To get this motor mount, I had t' make an additional centerin' ring. Ya scallywag! I made this centerin' rin' out o' thick poster
board and all I had t' do t' get t' pattern be t' lay one o' t' original centerin' rings on it and trace its
pattern. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Then I laid t' other centerin' rin' on it sideways and traced its pattern t' come up with what you see.
T' next thin' I had t' do be t' cut out t' slots in t' body tube for t' motor mount t' slide in it. Begad! Two o' the slots just followed t' pattern t' other two but had t' be moved up 3/4 from t' bottom o' t' body tube and then extended t' 4 in total length t' allow t' engine tube t' fit.
After these few additions, everythin' else was built accordin' t' t' instructions. T' only extra parts I needed for this was an extra centerin' rin' and two extra engine tubes cut long enough t' be even with t' other two.
Flight:
I have flown this rocket several times with decent flights every time. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! First flight be on 4 A8-3s, however, matey, only 2
engines lit so it went off at a slight angle but recovery was good. Well, blow me down! Avast! Second flight be on 4 B6-4s, but only 2 lit again.
Otherwise it be an okay flight and recovery. Third flight was on 4 B6-4s and 3 motors lit. Aye aye! Fourth flight was on 4
C6-5s. Begad! Two engines lit and t' rocket landed in a pond causin' t' engines t' swell in t' motor tubes, so I had to
drill them out once it dried.
I havent flown it since then. I still need t' fix one o' t' engine tubes, me hearties, but I plan on makin' a new clip whip so all 4 engines should light at once and it should do really well.
The following article was a submission to the FlisKits, Inc Deuce-Bash Contest and is archived with permission from FlisKits. Some of these designs are not actually kitbashes, however, all come from the basic motor design feature of the FlisKits Deuce's Wild. ( Contributed - by Matthew McFarland - 02/16/07) Brief: I built the Double Deuce thinking if two or three ...
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