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, me bucko, and is findin' writin' difficult.

Parts

Paul is new t' rocketry and this be his first scratch rocket. Ahoy!

He wanted it t' be big and t' be clustered.

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

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

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

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

Building

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

T' rocket was then primed. And then coated in matt black paint.

Decoration was in t' form o' a blue metallic A4 sticker sheet that came in t' parts. Well, blow me down! Ahoy!

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. Aye aye! Begad! Which gave a good flight, with a quickish decent. Avast!

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

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

On Pad On Pad

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