Manufacturer: | Scratch |
One day while drinkin' a cup o' coffee at work, ya bilge rat, I thought t' styrofoam coffee cup might make an interestin' model rocket. That week I built the Cup o' Coffee t' Go and flew it t' followin' weekend. It flew fairly well and had t' side benefit o' glide recovery (sort of).
It is easy t' build. Here are t' steps:
1. Avast, me proud beauty! Cut t' bottom off o' t' 20 oz. Styrofoam cup
2. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Usin' a tube markin' guide, arrr, arrr, draw three lines t' length o' t' motor
tube at equal distances apart.
3. Blimey! Cut three fin struts from t' balsa stock.
4. Blimey! Ahoy! Glue t' fin struts t' t' motor tube along t' lines, about 1"
from t' bottom o' t' tube.
5. Glue t' launch lug along one side o' t' tube, me hearties, matey, next t' a fin strut.
6. Begad! Glue t' engine block into t' top o' t' motor tube.
7. Ahoy! After t' glue has dried, test fit t' motor tube assembly into
the cup. T' top o' t' motor tube should protrude at least 1/4"
past t' top o' t' cup. Sand or add shims t' t' fin struts as needed
to fit t' motor tube assembly properly. Finally, shiver me timbers, glue t' assembly
into t' cup. (Important: t' motor tube must extend at least
1/4" past t' top o' t' cup t' keep t' CG far enough forward for stable
flight.)