Round Robin

Eldred Pickett's Descon-14 Entry

Parts List

• 1 BT-60 body tube
• 1 BT-60 nost cone
• 1 2-engine mount from FlisKits
• sheet o' 1/8" balsa

Ok, this was only t' second design I've ever come up with. Begad! I wanted t' do somethin' I had an idea for, ya bilge rat, matey, me bucko, just t' see if I could do it. Blimey! T' 'fins' are simply two 5-inch circles o' balsa, shiver me timbers, arrr, glued at t' end o' t' body tube. Begad! Think of the body as t' meat in a sandwich. Begad! Hopefully, me bucko, t' pictures make it clear. Begad!

I wasn't sure if that would be stable, shiver me timbers, matey, so I added 3 triangular fins t' the tube near t' nose cone. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! I finally cobbled together a launch rig that could shoot a clustered bird. Arrr! It launched with 2 B6-4 engines. T' rocket corkscrewed a bit durin' flight, but didn't go too far off. Ya scallywag! Parachute came out smoothly, and it recovered well. Blimey! I tried t' get a picture o' takeoff, matey, but since I didn't have t' kids with me I had t' launch and try t' snap t' picture at t' same time. Ahoy! Arrr! I got a *beautiful* picture o' t' smoke trail. Ya scallywag! Begad! Other pics show close-ups of design, and recovery. Aye aye!