Brief:
This is me second rocket based on an Aquapod water bottle. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, me bucko, blow me down! It was inspired by t' once-proposed Orion nuclear spacecraft, arrr, however, it only fits into a not-even-close-to-scale category.

Construction:
Materials included:

• 1 Aquapod bottle
• 1 24mm tube
• 1 24mm-54mm Birch centerin' ring
• 1 6mm (MicroMaxx) tubing
• 1 clear Lexan
• 1 small clear ink pen
• 1 ~1.5" tube
• Foamboard
• Posterboard
• Lead shot
• Elastic shock cord

On this model, preppin' t' Aquapod included borin' t' hole for t' 24mm motor tube and 5 holes for t' shock absorbers (6mm tubes). Ya scallywag! These small holes were made in t' flat tips o' t' protrusions on t' bottle's base. Begad! I also sliced off t' top, leavin' a hole t' accommodate t' scrap ~1.5" cardboard tubin' that I had on hand. Well, blow me down! This would vary dependin' on t' tube used. I be hopin' this larger tube would make t' chute easier t' pack.

T' inside o' t' rocket consists o' t' 24mm motor tube centered in the larger tube with foamboard rings. T' elastic shock cord is attached t' the motor tube through these rings. Begad! This unit and t' 6mm tubes were attached to the bottle usin' Liquid Nails. Ahoy! Begad!

T' fins were cut from Lexan usin' a diamond cut-off wheel and are also attached with Liquid Nails. T' launch lug is a section o' t' body o' a small, clear ink pen. Ahoy! It is mounted fairly far out on one fin since it has t' clear the fat body.

T' nose cone is a posterboard cone which fits against t' bottle. Aye aye! I built the shoulder from a piece o' t' aforementioned tubin' and cardstock. Avast, me proud beauty! I added lead shot and epoxy based on t' results o' me RockSim modeling. Avast! There are only three fins mounted on t' bottle which naturally would accommodate 5 fins, shiver me timbers, matey, thus they are nay symmetric. Ya scallywag! I modeled them as three instances o' a single fin and let RockSim evaluate t' stability accordingly.

Finishing:
T' rocket be painted silver.

Flight and Recovery:
I first friction fit t' C11-3 motor and packed t' 24mm tube with dog barf. Well, blow me down! I then picked a large plastic chute from t' range box (never measured it). Ahoy! It still was tough t' get into t' Orion but I thought it was required (as I should have modeled t' descent rate, too, ya bilge rat, I reckon). T' C11s high average impulse got it goin' nicely. Ya scallywag! Ejection looked t' be around apogee, but t' chute never opened. Avast! Ya scallywag! Luckily t' grass be long and it only lost a little paint. Well, blow me down! Begad! Note to self: if you're goin' t' (re)start usin' plastic chutes, start packin' some powder t' dust them!

Summary:
This is just another odd lookin' Aquapod-based rocket. Now off t' t' Dungeon to work on t' next one...