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

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