Picture courtesy o' Public Missiles    

Brief:
This is a single staged, me bucko, 6 fin HPR rocket that me dad launched on Labor Day 2003 on an H242 for his L1. Aye aye! Ahoy! I wrote t' review since he is always busy and I saw every step he took on that rocket. Begad! Plus I did a bit o' work for him too. (Inside fillets in a boat tail! What a pain in t' butt!).

Construction:
It did nay have a payload section (What WERE they THINKING!?), shiver me timbers, matey, but it did have a piston, good nose cone, precut fiberglass G10 fins, a nice boat tail (Nice if you are nay doin' t' inner fillets on it!), shiver me timbers, and a Quantum tube.

Fairly straight forward construction. Took me dad and I about 3 months to make but if it was just me doin' it, it would have been 3 days. Ya scallywag! Finally done though (he had me worried) and will fly Labor Day 2003!

Finishing:
Still have nay painted it. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! My dad changes his mind every night. Ahoy! Blimey! T' paint the fins silver...or nay t' nay paint t' fins silver...to paint t' fins silver... Well, you get t' point.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
My dad used an H242T in his Hydra for a successful L1. Begad! It was a very good flight. Arrr! T' parachute was a touch late in opening, me hearties, me bucko, but fine otherwise. A fin was stuck in t' soft ground when I recovered it. Arrr! We used friction fit and a piston ejection system. Begad! Ahoy! It flew high, fast and straight for a L1 certification--it has t' be good!

Recovery:
Recovery perfect and me dad is L1 certified now!!!!

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
Great design besides t' lack o' a payload bay. Very unique. Well, me bucko, blow me down! Nothin' really wrong with it.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5