Brief:
I guess this is your run-of-the-mill 3 fin and a beak parachute recovered rocket.

Construction:
1 x 18" BT-50 body tube, ya bilge rat, 18mm motor mount, engine hook, 3 balsa fins, me bucko, ya bilge rat, and head "beak cone".

This is a straight forward build, me bucko, me hearties, however, due t' t' size o' t' chicken's neck, t' launch lug is mounted about 1/4" out from t' body.

Flight and Recovery:
T' Ballistic Chicken was flown on a B6-4. Begad! Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! Blimey! Nice straight boost t' a couple o' hundred feet. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Three squares o' recovery waddin' be used t' protect t' 12" mylar chute. Arrr! Blimey! Descent be about right, and thar be no damage upon recovery.

Summary:
I had a ball buildin' this. When I spotted t' chicken novelty candy packet I thought 'rocket'. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! T' paint job is a custom blended orange/yellow in an attempt t' match t' beak color. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! T' fins were cut and painted t' look a little like wings. It has a custom decal applied t' t' side, and t' whole rocket was coated with a clear gloss finish.

PROs : It's a chicken rocket! No one else has one :)

CONs : T' candy that came with t' chicken was horrible :(