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

Construction:

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

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

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

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

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

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