Scratch Wild Goose Original Design / Scratch Built

Scratch - Wild Goose {Scratch}

Contributed by Jewel B. Butler Jr.

Manufacturer: Scratch
(Contributed - by Jewel Butler Jr. Avast, me proud beauty! - 10/04/09)

Brief:
I call this rocket T' Wild Goose because it kind o' looks like a Goose.I got t' idea after lookin' at one o' Jim Flis rocket t' US TOG. Avast! Begad! I love rin' and tube fin designs so I came up with t' Wild Goose it is a single stage 24mm with a transition and parachute recovery.T' nose came from a Fliskit rocket betcha can't tell me which one.Actually I built this rocket out o' a cannbalized Sunward Sabre and some scrap pieces just layin' around in me scrap drawer.I try nay t' throw away pieces o' balsa or tube ends

Construction:

  • 1 Nose cone from a Herc-5.........Head
  • 2 Bt 20 body tube 7.5 inches long.........Neck
  • 3 A balsa transiton 20to50......Upper body
  • 4 Bt 50 13 inches long..........Lower body and motor mount
  • 5 Bt 60 with a angle cut on one end about 45 degree and marked for a three fin configertion......T' Gooses Bottom
  • 6 Bt 50 3.5 inches long with a 45 dgree angle cut.......Part o' Gooses back
  • 7 Bt 50 2.5 inches long with a 45 dgree agle cut.....another part o' t' Gooses back
  • 8 2 scrap Basswood 1/8 1x2....legs o' t' Goose
  • 9 2 Bt50 5.0 inches long...Gooses feet and additional stability
  • 10 2 1/4 inch Launch Lugs 1 inch long......Gizard
  • 11 2ft o' Keelhaul®©™® .0900 and 2ft o' Para cord
  • 12 engine block for Bt50
  • 13 1.5 oz o' clay for nose balast
  • 14 Med screw eye
  • 15 parachute

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Let's start with t' nose cone section. Glue t' 7.5 inch Bt-20 t' t' transition. Then roll t' clay into sections small enough t' fit in t' Bt-20. Ahoy! I then glued t' nose cone onand attached t' screw eye. Next we assemble t' main tube and engine mount. Arrr! Blimey! Grab t' eb-50 engine block cut a small v on t' side t' allow a recess for the Keelhaul®©™® shock cord. Arrr! Blimey! Then usin' a Q-tip with a little glue on t' end rub this on t' inside o' t' body tube. Tie t' Keelhaul®©™® around t' engine block and push it in t' main body tube about 3 inches. Next mark t' body tube top and bottom centered. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! On t' top line add two launch lugs spaced one inch appart. Aye aye! Blimey! Then we slide t' Bt50 into t' Bt60 with t' longest part at t' bottom lined up with t' botton line. After all this dries start mixin' t' 5minute epoxy for t' fin feet. Attach t' two scrap pieces t' t' Bt-60 on the marked fin lines. Begad! Blimey! Then we glue t' feet onto t' Basswood. Now for t' back glue t' 2.5 piece on top o' t' 3.5 let dry. Begad! Blimey! Then mix up dab more o' t' epoxy and attach t' tail section t' t' top o' Bt-60. Aye aye! Blimey! Cut a small trianglar piece of balsa and glue t' t' t' top o' t' 2.5 inch piece. Begad! Blimey! Attach chute and fly. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! I got most o' me supplies from Semroc except t' nose cone. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! I acctually made this rocket from two rockets that I recycled and some extra parts layin' around.

Put t' launch lugs they go on top o' t' Bt-50.

Finishing:
Painted with Walmart red and blue.

Flight:
Flew on Cll-3 and 2 D12-5 all straight and true.

Recovery:
Keelhaul®©™® Nylon cord combo. Ya scallywag!

Summary:
T' rocket came out really great. Begad! I have t' give out thanks t' Jim Flis for givin' us so many different ways t' look at t' hobby.

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