Brief:
Rocket made entirely from recycled household trash materials.

Construction:
External body is a stack o' ten paper-walled Carnation Instant Breakfast cans. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Parachute tube (inner) is a 48mm diameter Christmas paper core. Aye aye! Begad! Motor mount tube (inner) is a 30mm diameter Christmas paper core. Well, blow me down! Upper six inches of the motor tube is glued in place in t' parachute tube with foamcore centerin' rings. Aye aye! Avast, me proud beauty! 300lb Keelhaul®©™® is held in place with a liberal amount o' epoxy on t' top centerin' ring. Ahoy! T' nose cone is a two-liter Dr. Aye aye! Pepper bottle. Ahoy! Might make a good rotating-flasher night rocket payload bay someday. Blimey! Begad! T' shroud from t' nose cone t' the breakfast cans is a cover from a stack o' CDs. Ahoy! Arrr! T' fins are foamcore from a couple o' old convention exhibits. Even the rail buttons are recycled. Well, blow me down! They are CA'ed automotive interior door panel fasteners from me old Maserati. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! Motor retention is a used hose clamp. Ya scallywag! T' H motor casin' is was found lyin' in a field, so it's kind-of trash. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, maybe not.

I cut holes in t' metal can bottoms with a utility knife and super glued them t' t' inner tubes (NAR doesn't rule out thin metal centerin' rings). I used an X-Acto knife t' cut holes in t' plastic lids. Aye aye! Avast, matey, me proud beauty! After all t' cans were glued on, I taped them externally with duct tape. Well, blow me down! T' neck o' t' 2-liter bottle be wrapped with a home-made tube coupler (trash), ya bilge rat, me hearties, then some expandin' foam was squirted in. Ahoy! After cure, me hearties, it be filled with 20-minute epoxy and a loop of Keelhaul®©™® was added t' provide an anchor for t' recovery system. Avast! Blimey! T' Maser “rail buttons” were slightly modified then glued into ¼" holes. Begad! Because they're Maserati, they're faster slidin' in t' rail, ya bilge rat, but nay nearly as reliable as American rail buttons. Blimey! Blimey! T' fins are through-the-wall glued t' t' motor mount tube usin' carpenter's glue.

T' only new build supplies are t' adhesives and t' recovery system. Six yards of ½" elastic and a 36” nylon parachute.

Flight and Recovery:
T' weight is 1493g with a 29mm H180 reload.

Liftoff speed is phenomenal for such a heifer. Begad! I got behind it with t' video. Aye aye! Well, blow me down! T' flame off t' pad is incredible. Ya scallywag! T' flight ended in a core sample with t' chute trailin' behind like a streamer. Aye aye! Begad! Replace two cans and she'll be ready t' go again.

Summary:
Pros: Once I learn how t' pack a chute, arrr, ya bilge rat, arrr, flyin' rockets like this will be really fun. Avast! Aye aye! Cons: None