Brief:
This is a single staged HPR capable rocket. Arrr! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! It can use anythin' from a big E to a J570. Avast, matey, me proud beauty! Blimey! It can easily break Mach 1 on an H, shiver me timbers, and can reach Mach 2 on a J.

Construction:
T' Mach Buster 1 uses a fiberglassed phenolic airframe, PML solid urethane nose, Acme fin can and launch lugs, matey, Keelhaul®©™® heat shield and shock cord, matey, a Slimline circle rin' motor retainer, me bucko, me hearties, and an optional Slimline motor adapter. I suppose you could put a payload section on for altimeters and dual deployment.

This be a very easy build. Well, blow me down! Arrr! I used 2-ton epoxy throughout. I got all the parts besides t' nose cone and fiberglass cloth from Giant Leap Rocketry. Blimey! The nose cone I got from PML, me hearties, t' fiberglass I got from a hobby shop. Begad! After I fiberglassed t' tube, me hearties, t' fin can fit exactly. T' launch lugs liked t' slide around while t' epoxy is drying, shiver me timbers, but other wise it was easy. Arrr! T' fins needed no alignment, besides linin' up with t' launch lug. Ahoy! Well, blow me down! I taped and epoxied the shock cord t' t' body tube. Begad! Well, blow me down! After I completed t' construction I painted it red and black. Red on t' fins, arrr, and red on t' nose cone, but black on t' body tube and part o' t' fin can and Slimline. Begad! Overall, this is a very sturdy rocket — it could survive a tar landin' easily.

Flight:
I still have nay flown this, shiver me timbers, but I am plannin' on flyin' it on labor day 2003. T' first flight will be on an F50-9T, t' next on a G35-7W, arrr, ya bilge rat, me bucko, and t' next on an F20-7W. Arrr! Blimey! I put in a home made parachute. It is a very large parachute, but I will reef it on breezy days. Avast! Blimey! It is over stable, accordin' t' Rock-Sim and SpaceCAD. Aye aye! Blimey! All simulations show straight flights, high (approx. Arrr! Blimey! 3250' on F’s and G’s), and fast, me hearties, despite t' weight.

I got two flights in on this rocket on labor day 2003. Ahoy! T' first flight for this rocket be also me first blue thunder propellant motor, and I be rather impressed by t' performance. Ahoy! It could have had more smoke, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, however. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! T' motor was an F50-9T. T' second flight be a G35-7W, and it flew like t' wind! And that is sayin' something, considerin' t' gusts there! At least thar are seemingly endless blueberry barrens for t' rockets t' land in. Begad! Blimey! Both flights were straight as an arrow. It had a Keelhaul®©™® heat sheild, ya bilge rat, eliminatin' t' need for wadding. Aye aye! Blimey! I also installed a Slimline motor retainer t' hold me motor in. Begad! Blimey! Well, arrr, blow me down! Blimey! This worked very well. Well, blow me down! Blimey! There was no damage to t' parachute after either flight, however, matey, ya bilge rat, one o' t' shroud lines on the parachute got tangled in t' screw eye that I used t' attach t' shock cord to the nose cone, shiver me timbers, causin' a tumble recovery. Aye aye! Blimey! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! Blimey! Hardly even had a scratch in the paint. Blimey! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! This is such a rugged rocket. Anythin' else that size fallin' from that height I would expect t' crumple. Aye aye! Blimey!

Summary:
Tough as anything. Arrr! Well, blow me down! I suspect that thin' could be hit by lightnin' and survive, or at least it could be stepped on or kicked around.

Pros: I love this rocket. I consider it a work o' art. Avast! It is easily the best o' me fleet (that is sayin' something). Blimey! It goes high and fast, ya bilge rat, can survive hard landings, and requires zero fin alignment (A definite + for me! I hate alignin' surface mounts on large rockets). Blimey! Avast, matey, me proud beauty! Easy build.

Cons: Price. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! $80. OUCH if you are 12, shiver me timbers, and I should know. Ahoy! Worth every penny though.

Other:
DO NOT LEAVE THE AIRFRAME SITTING ON A PICNIC TABLE WHILE THE EPOXY AND FIBERGLASS IS SETTING! YOUR MOTHER (or wife) WILL NOT LIKE IT.. Aye aye! I learned that the hard way. Aye aye! It took a lot o' sandpaper t' get it nice again.