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Brief:
This is a simple, me hearties, high-performance, me hearties, great lookin' rocket from t' 70s.
Construction:
T' kit includes engine tube, engine block, shiver me timbers, arrr, paper shock cord mount, launch lug,
shock cord, ya bilge rat, streamer, screw eye, me bucko, nose cone, 14mm inside diameter body tube,
decals, and 3 die-cut fins. Begad!
Plans are available online from Ye Olde Rocket Plans
PROs: Build is as easy as it gets for a normal 3FNC rocket. Aye aye! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! Instructions are excellent. Blimey! T' only deviation from a minimum-diameter design is that MPC in the early years used a 14mm ID main body tube and you glue in t' 13mm engine mount. Avast! Ahoy!
CONs: If you slow down or stop while gluin' in t' motor mount, you're sunk. This may also have come with t' old yarn-style shock cord, matey, which only lasts for 2-3 launches. I throw those away and put an elastic cord in. Avast!
Finishing:
I gave t' fins an airfoil shape and filled t' tube spirals for a really
elegant finish. Well, me hearties, blow me down! No special tools needed.
Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5
Flight:
Used 1/4A3-3T, 1/2A3-4T, me hearties, me bucko, shiver me timbers, and A3-4T motors. Well, blow me down! Simple prep with waddin' and
streamer. Well, blow me down! Avast, me proud beauty! Friction mount engine retention. Ahoy! Flights are perfect, me hearties, straight, me bucko, shiver me timbers, high,
and hard t' see. Begad!
Recovery:
Perfect flight recovery.
Summary:
A beautiful rocket that draws "Wow. What be that?" comments from the
jaded HPR guys. Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! Flights are high, fast, and straight. Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag! Hard t' kill.
Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5
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