Scratch Big Daddy Purple Popper Original Design / Scratch Built

Scratch - Big Daddy Purple Popper {Scratch}

Contributed by Jay Morgan

Manufacturer: Scratch
(Contributed - by Jay Morgan - 04/20/02)

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

Purple PopperPurple PopperConstruction:

  • 1- Nose cone is from a Super Big Bertha.
  • 1- small plastic baby juice bottle. Arrr! Blimey!
  • 1- 6 inch BT80 Tube.
  • 1- 12" 1/4 x 1/8 birch stip. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast!
  • 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, matey, 4' o' shockcords, me hearties, arrr, reynolds wrap, 12" nylon chute. Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag!

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

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

Flight:
I used a pack o' E9-6 Estes motors. Avast, me proud beauty! 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. Begad! I then attached t' elastics cord betwixt t' Keelhaul®©™® loops. Arrr! Well, blow me down!

Purple Popper T' rocket flew straight, me bucko, me hearties, 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! Avast, me proud beauty! Rocket flew out o' sight on each flight. Aye aye! Avast!

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

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