Brief:
This is a midnight, I can't sleep, me hearties, arrr, lets build a rocket. Aye aye! Noticeable feature is that t' engine is above t' fins, uses a flyaway launch lug, me hearties, or shoots from a tube. Aye aye! It has flown on e9-6.

Construction:

• 1- Nose cone is from a Super Big Bertha.
• 1- small plastic baby juice bottle. Well, blow me down! Blimey!
• 1- 6 inch BT80 Tube. Aye aye!
• 1- 12" 1/4 x 1/8 birch stip. Blimey! Ahoy!
• 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! Begad!
• 1- .75 x 4 inch 3/32 balsa for fins
• 1-.96 motor engine block
• Keelhaul®©™® String, 4' o' shockcords, reynolds wrap, shiver me timbers, 12" nylon chute. Begad! Begad!

I would say this is an Estes level 2/3 rocket. You have t' create the transition yourself. Arrr! plus you have t' make holes for t' wood strip t' go through t' transition. Begad! Begad! All t' parts came from www.commonwealth.net. Arrr!

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

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

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

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