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

I wasn't sure if that would be stable, so I added 3 triangular fins t' the tube near t' nose cone. Ya scallywag! I finally cobbled together a launch rig that could shoot a clustered bird. Well, blow me down! It launched with 2 B6-4 engines. T' rocket corkscrewed a bit durin' flight, but didn't go too far off. Begad! Arrr! Parachute came out smoothly, and it recovered well. Well, me bucko, blow me down! I tried t' get a picture o' takeoff, shiver me timbers, 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. Avast, me proud beauty! Other pics show close-ups of design, and recovery. Ahoy!