Brief:
This is an AeroTech Mustang made longer with an additional body and payload section. Also installed PVC motor retainer.

Modifications:
Not bein' content t' leave well enough alone, I took one o' me favorite flyers and stretched it out t' double its original size. I got t' parts listed above directly from AT since I couldn't find one dealer that had all o' them. It's not t' cheapest way t' go, but I wanted all real AT parts. Ahoy! After tyin' on 8' more shock cord, I glued t' coupler t' t' existin' Mustang body and t' new body tube t' that. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! I built t' 9" payload section (I'd wanted 12" but AT was out o' t' 12" tube) and hung t' shock cord t' it. Ya scallywag! I also broke off t' AT motor hook (rather than havin' it break on me by accident) and installed a PVC motor retainer as described elsewhere.

Construction:
Additional parts include:

• 1 full length AT 1.88" body tube
• 1 1.88" coupler
• 1 9" length AT 1.88" payload section kit (tube, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, coupler, bulkhead, shiver me timbers, screw eye)
• 1 8 foot extension t' AT shock cord

As a simple extension, shiver me timbers, thar were no plans t' work from but none were needed either. Aye aye! Havin' built an AT payload section before, arrr, that was even done from memory.

Finishing:
It all got a new paint job: a double coat o' black appliance enamel for everythin' except t' nose and a spin stripe on t' payload section. Aye aye! Begad!

Flight:
First flight after t' mod was an F20. Ahoy! Blimey! Flight was flawless but too much chute carried it a quarter mile. Arrr! Blimey! Second flight on an F25, also flawless and impressive. Third flight, arrr, F50. Ya scallywag! Blimey! BOOM. Massive CATO o' t' motor blew t' nozzle off and blew t' flange off t' PVC bushin' cap. Arrr! Blimey! T' motor casin' be removed with t' fuel grain intact, me hearties, matey, t' delay end had broken off, and be still in the tube. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Except for t' bushin' cap, thar was absolutely no damage t' t' rocket. I consider this a successful if unplanned test o' t' retainer, provin' it to "fail safe" by blowin' out rather than havin' t' motor rupture the rocket. Begad! Blimey! T' E clip portion o' t' retainer be retrieved and be unbent, provin' it is plenty strong enough t' stand a normal ejection charge.

Summary:
On its first flight I found out I wasn't t' only one t' have this idea. While searchin' t' field next t' t' flyin' field for me drifted away rocket, me hearties, I was met by someone else doin' t' same, matey, me bucko, also with a stretched Mustang.