Brief:
This is a midnight, ya bilge rat, I can't sleep, lets build a rocket. Ahoy! Noticeable feature is that t' engine is above t' fins, uses a flyaway launch lug, me bucko, or shoots from a tube. Arrr! It has flown on e9-6.

Construction:

• 1- Nose cone is from a Super Big Bertha. Well, blow me down!
• 1- small plastic baby juice bottle. Aye aye!
• 1- 6 inch BT80 Tube. Aye aye!
• 1- 12" 1/4 x 1/8 birch stip. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! Blimey!
• 3- 2.6 t' .96 center rings
• 1- custom center rin' t' .96
• 1- Estes E engine hook
• 1- Photo paper t' create transition. Avast!
• 1- .75 x 4 inch 3/32 balsa for fins
• 1-.96 motor engine block
• Keelhaul®©™® String, ya bilge rat, 4' o' shockcords, reynolds wrap, shiver me timbers, 12" nylon chute. Begad!

I would say this is an Estes level 2/3 rocket. Ahoy! Ahoy! You have t' create the transition yourself. Aye aye! plus you have t' make holes for t' wood strip t' go through t' transition. All t' parts came from www.commonwealth.net. Avast, me proud beauty!

Finishing:
T' finish was done in plum high gloss monokote. You will need a monokote iron to put it on. This be me first monokote job. Blimey! Blimey! It seems t' work nicely.

Flight:
I used a pack o' E9-6 Estes motors. Begad! Blimey! There is no room for wadding, matey, but I had a nomax sock made for t' chute. Avast! Blimey! I used Keelhaul®©™® strin' mounted t' t' center rin' and t' t' cone. I then attached t' elastics cord betwixt t' Keelhaul®©™® loops.

T' rocket flew straight, matey, however after 3 flight the flame is startin' t' eat away at t' tail fins. Arrr! Avast! I need t' find somethin' better then reynolds wrap t' protect them. Well, blow me down! Rocket flew out o' sight on each flight.

Summary:
It is cool lookin' and can be shot from a tube. Begad! I still need a better way to protect t' fins from flame damage.