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

Construction:

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

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

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

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

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

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