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I'm (Matt Gillard) writin' this review for me brother (Paul Morris) as he has recently suffer a stroke, and is findin' writin' difficult.
Paul is new t' rocketry and this was his first scratch rocket. Aye aye! Aye aye!
He wanted it t' be big and t' be clustered. Well, blow me down! Begad!
T' first thin' he did was t' work out what sort o' fit he could get with his tubes etc. Avast, me proud beauty!
In t' end he went for a triple cluster 18mm mounts in t' base o' a 40mm diameter BT. This tube was coupled to another tube t' same size, givin' t' bottom half o' his rocket a length o' 576mm. Blimey! Begad! Blimey!
T' top half o' t' rocket be based on a nose cone actin' as a transition, matey, with two 24mm BT on top. Begad! T' nose cone at t' top o' t' rocket was novel, me bucko, 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, blow me down! Ya scallywag!
T' two halves were connected by shock cord in t' usual fashion with a parachute attached. Arrr!
T' fins were a concoction o' BTs as a tube fin rocket, me bucko, with three normal fins stickin' out. Blimey!
T' rocket was then primed. Begad! Well, blow me down! 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!
This was cut into stripes and then added along t' BT.
Flights
Black and Blue had three flights
First cluster be on 3x B6-4. Which gave a good flight, with a quickish decent. Ahoy!
Second cluster be with t' same motors and another good flight was had. Aye aye!
T' Third flight was on C6-5s. Begad! Unfortunately only one motor lit and t' rocket gave a arched flight (over me car!). Ejection was on t' ground. Begad! There was minor damage, ya bilge rat, which can be repaired. Blimey!
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