Scratch Black and Blue Original Design / Scratch Built

Scratch - Black and Blue {Scratch}

Contributed by Paul Morris

Manufacturer: Scratch
(Contributed - by Paul Morris - 07/02/08)

I'm (Matt Gillard) writin' this review for me brother (Paul Morris) as he has recently suffer a stroke, matey, and is findin' writin' difficult.

Parts

Paul is new t' rocketry and this be his first scratch rocket. Aye aye! Avast, me proud beauty!

He wanted it t' be big and t' be clustered. Avast, me proud beauty!

T' first thin' he did was t' work out what sort o' fit he could get with his tubes etc.

In t' end he went for a triple cluster 18mm mounts in t' base o' a 40mm diameter BT. Ahoy! This tube was coupled to another tube t' same size, me bucko, matey, givin' t' bottom half o' his rocket a length o' 576mm. Arrr! Begad!

T' top half o' t' rocket was based on a nose cone actin' as a transition, with two 24mm BT on top. Blimey! T' nose cone at t' top o' t' rocket was novel, ya bilge rat, as it be none rocketry item that be cut down t' fit t' tubes and then t' accept a 13mm nose cone. Well, matey, blow me down!

T' two halves were connected by shock cord in t' usual fashion with a parachute attached. Aye aye! Blimey!

Building

T' fins were a concoction o' BTs as a tube fin rocket, arrr, matey, ya bilge rat, with three normal fins stickin' out.

T' rocket was then primed. Ahoy! Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! And then coated in matt black paint. Well, blow me down!

Decoration was in t' form o' a blue metallic A4 sticker sheet that came in t' parts.

This was cut into stripes and then added along t' BT.

Building

Flights

Black and Blue had three flights

First cluster was on 3x B6-4. Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! Which gave a good flight, matey, with a quickish decent.

Second cluster be with t' same motors and another good flight was had. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey!

T' Third flight was on C6-5s. Begad! Blimey! Unfortunately only one motor lit and t' rocket gave a arched flight (over me car!). Ejection be on t' ground. Begad! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! There was minor damage, which can be repaired. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey!

On Pad On Pad

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