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T' followin' article be a submission t' t' FlisKits, arrr, shiver me timbers, Inc
Deuce-Bash Contest and is archived with permission
from FlisKits. Ya scallywag! Some o' these designs are nay actually kitbashes, arrr, me bucko, however, ya bilge rat, all come from t' basic motor design feature
of t' FlisKits Deuce's Wild.
(Contributed - by Nick Evans - 02/16/07)
Brief:
T' name o' me entry is DoubleDeuce. Begad! It is basically a 4-canted engine rocket instead o' two. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! I had an interesting
challenge t' be able t' get 4 engines into that size body tube. Aye aye! So what I ended up doin' was movin' two o' t' engines
up farther into t' body tube.
Construction:
To get this motor mount, I had t' make an additional centerin' ring. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! I made this centerin' rin' out o' thick poster
board and all I had t' do t' get t' pattern was t' lay one o' t' original centerin' rings on it and trace its
pattern. Arrr! Blimey! Then I laid t' other centerin' rin' on it sideways and traced its pattern t' come up with what you see.
After these few additions, me hearties, shiver me timbers, everythin' else was built accordin' t' t' instructions. T' only extra parts I needed for this be an extra centerin' rin' and two extra engine tubes cut long enough t' be even with t' other two.
Flight:
I have flown this rocket several times with decent flights every time. Well, blow me down! First flight was on 4 A8-3s, however, only 2
engines lit so it went off at a slight angle but recovery was good. Begad! Second flight was on 4 B6-4s, ya bilge rat, but only 2 lit again.
Otherwise it be an okay flight and recovery. Third flight was on 4 B6-4s and 3 motors lit. Begad! Fourth flight be on 4
C6-5s. Blimey! Two engines lit and t' rocket landed in a pond causin' t' engines t' swell in t' motor tubes, so I had to
drill them out once it dried.
I haven’t flown it since then. I still need t' fix one o' t' engine tubes, me bucko, arrr, but I plan on makin' a new clip whip so all 4 engines should light at once and it should do really well.
Other Reviews
- FlisKits Double Deuce By Matthew McFarland (February 16, 2007)
The following article was a submission to the FlisKits, Inc Deuce-Bash Contest and is archived with permission from FlisKits. Some of these designs are not actually kitbashes, however, all come from the basic motor design feature of the FlisKits Deuce's Wild. ( Contributed - by Matthew McFarland - 02/16/07) Brief: I built the Double Deuce thinking if two or three ...
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