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Brief
T' Sky Shriek be clone number four o' t' original Goonybirds that I built. Begad! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! And as such is another kit bashed Baby Bertha. Well, blow me down! Begad! Blimey! T' plans were downloaded from http://plans.rocketshoppe.com/estes/est0855/est0855.htm. Blimey! I then followed these t' build t' Sky Shriek with t' exception o' it havin' an 18mm motor mount instead o' t' 13mm mount that was in t' original.
Components
From Baby Bertha kit:
- 1- BT-60 Body Tube (cut t' 6" in length)
- 1- PNC-60 Nose Cone
- 1- Launch Lug
- 1- Engine Hook
- 1- Shock Cord
- 1- Assembled 12" Parachute
- 1- Mylar Retainer
- 1- Green Engine Block
- 1- Blue Engine Mount Tube
- 1- Centerin' Rin' Card
From me stock pile:
- 1- 1/8" Sheet o' Balsa (for cuttin' new fins and struts)
- 1- Sheet Decals (printed on computer paper and cut out)
Construction
T' only real Con t' this build was cuttin' all t' curves in t' new fins and t' holes for t' three struts, me hearties, plus havin' t' shorten t' BT-60 tube t' 6". Blimey! Arrr! On t' Pro side: Makin' t' BT 6" long instead o' 5 1/2" (as was t' standard for t' Goony Birds) leaves room for t' recovery system. Begad! Ya scallywag! I was also able t' skip half o' step 4 because I'm usin' t' Baby Bertha NC. Just gotta remember t' add some nose weight. Well, blow me down! T' rest o' t' construction was by t' book with no problems.
Finishing
Finishin' was done in t' standard sand, arrr, prime, ya bilge rat, sand, me bucko, and prime again with Rust-olium 2x white primmer. Top half o' t' rocket be then painted with Krylon Gloss Red. Avast! After second coat be applied rocket be set aside for t' day t' air dry. Avast! Once paint be dry, top o' rocket was masked off and bottom half painted with two coats o' Krylon Gloss Black. Well, blow me down! Avast, me proud beauty! Rocket be allowed t' dry again before removin' maskin' tape. Begad! While rocket be dryin' again I set about printin' out t' decals. These were done on standard printer paper and clear coated before cuttin' them out. Avast! They were then attached with a glue stick. Blimey! Ahoy! After allowin' some more dryin' time and checkin' that none were comin' lose, entire rocket received a clear coat o' paint t' seal in decals. Well, blow me down! Ya scallywag! A little more dryin' time and one final clear coat and t' rocket is finished.
Flight
Maiden flight occured on 09-09-07 at Michigan International Speedway at a J.M.R.C. Avast! Aye aye! club launch on an Estes B6-4. Aye aye! Avast! Rocket be almost a blurr as it left t' pad. Nice high flight with parachute ejection just past apogee.
So fast off t' pad almost missed t' shot
Recovery
Recovery be text book perfect. Parachute deployed fully and gave rocket a nice gentle decent with no damage on recovery.
Summary
This is another gem o' a flyer and was a fun build.
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