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Brief:
This was me first ever scratch built rocket and that be t' ONLY reason I am
submittin' it. It has flown about 3 dozen times t' date and is an 18MM minimum
diameter usin' a full length o' Estes 18mm tubing, arrr, but it gets a few inches
shorter every half a year or so because o' a tangled streamer. Ahoy! Blimey! I really have to
find a better recovery device for it. Ahoy! Blimey! It also has a few spots where a fin has
obviously been re-glued. This cannot have been any higher than me 12th rocket
and nay knowin' about t' importance, I used really thin balsa because it can
crack on t' easiest o' landings. Begad! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! When it flys, ya bilge rat, me hearties, it really soars. Ahoy! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! I am guessing
about 1,500 feet or more on a C6-5 or C6-7. Ya scallywag! Blimey! It goes really fast too, arrr, so I
cannot tell if it is this rocket or some other rocket whenever I look at
pictures.
Construction:
As I said, it has one full lenth o' Estes tube, me bucko, 18MM, one streamer, which
frequently crumples up if I do nay replace it once a month. Avast, matey, me proud beauty! (I will be putting
a rip-stop nylon streamer in soon t' see if I have better luck.) I also have
two launch lugs which sneak ever closer t' t' nose cone with every few flights
due t' zippers and over-used streamers.
This was a very difficult build for me at t' time, but I could make a rocket like this in under an hour now. Aye aye! Well, blow me down! (My record be t' Star-Dart, shiver me timbers, me hearties, which took me about 45 minutes, nay countin' glue dryin' time.).
Flight:
3 FLIGHTS!?!?!?!? How about 3 dozen? This is me most flown rocket. Arrr! Arrr! T' streamer
is nay very reliable but I will be switchin' t' nylon soon and hopefully that
will solve t' reliability issues.
Summary:
I love this rocket. Aye aye! I may enter it in an altitude contest in NARAM 46, if there
is an A, me hearties, B, arrr, C or D altitude competition.
Other:
Watch t' alignment and make sure t' fillets are thar before you fly. severe
consequences if you do not.
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