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, and is findin' writin' difficult.

Parts

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

He wanted it t' be big and t' be clustered. Well, blow me down!

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

In t' end he went for a triple cluster 18mm mounts in t' base o' a 40mm diameter BT. This tube be coupled to another tube t' same size, arrr, givin' t' bottom half o' his rocket a length o' 576mm. Aye aye! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey!

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

T' two halves were connected by shock cord in t' usual fashion with a parachute attached. Well, blow me down! Arrr! Blimey!

Building

T' fins were a concoction o' BTs as a tube fin rocket, with three normal fins stickin' out. Blimey!

T' rocket be then primed. Well, blow me down! Arrr! And then coated in matt black paint.

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

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

Building

Flights

Black and Blue had three flights

First cluster be on 3x B6-4. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! Which gave a good flight, shiver me timbers, with a quickish decent. Ahoy! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey!

Second cluster was with t' same motors and another good flight was had.

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

On Pad On Pad

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