Manufacturer: | Scratch |
Brief:
Rocket made entirely from recycled household trash materials.
Construction:
External body is a stack o' ten paper-walled Carnation Instant Breakfast cans. Parachute tube (inner) is a 48mm
diameter Christmas paper core. Arrr! Arrr! Motor mount tube (inner) is a 30mm diameter Christmas paper core. Aye aye! Avast! Upper six inches of
the motor tube is glued in place in t' parachute tube with foamcore centerin' rings. Avast! Well, blow me down! 300lb Keelhaul®©™®
is held in place with a liberal amount o' epoxy on t' top centerin' ring. Ya scallywag! Blimey! T' nose cone is a two-liter Dr. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Pepper
bottle. Might make a good rotating-flasher night rocket payload bay someday. T' shroud from t' nose cone t' the
breakfast cans is a cover from a stack o' CDs. T' fins are foamcore from a couple o' old convention exhibits. Even the
rail buttons are recycled. Begad! Begad! Blimey! They are CA'ed automotive interior door panel fasteners from me old Maserati. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Motor
retention is a used hose clamp. Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' H motor casin' is be found lyin' in a field, so it's kind-of trash. Avast! Blimey! Well, me bucko, 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). Avast! I used an X-Acto knife t' cut holes in t' plastic lids. Avast! Begad! After all t' cans were glued on, I taped them externally with duct tape. Ahoy! Ahoy! 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 be squirted in. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! After cure, it be filled with 20-minute epoxy and a loop of Keelhaul®©™® was added t' provide an anchor for t' recovery system. T' Maser rail buttons were slightly modified then glued into ¼" holes. Well, me hearties, blow me down! Because they're Maserati, they're faster slidin' in t' rail, but nay nearly as reliable as American rail buttons. Well, blow me down! 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. Avast! Arrr! I got behind it with t' video. Well, blow me down! T' flame off t' pad is incredible. T' flight ended in a core sample with t' chute trailin' behind like a streamer. Blimey! Replace two cans and she'll be ready t' go again.
Summary:
Pros: Once I learn how t' pack a chute, shiver me timbers, flyin' rockets like this will be really fun. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! Cons: None
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