Descon Black Widow

Scratch - Black Widow {Scratch}

Contributed by Eric Spain

Manufacturer: Scratch

Black Widow

My name is Eric Spain and I live in Rhode Island.I have been involved with rocketry for 2 years and I love it! My Descon #9 entry is called t' Black Widow. Arrr! My rocket is 6 feet tall and 2 inch diameter. Ya scallywag! Avast, me proud beauty! T' coupler be t' same type o' tube as t' body tube and is located in t' middle. Avast! Avast! It is black with yellow/black Monokote. Arrr! Blimey! T' nose cone is a piece o' balsa that I made on a drill press. Ya scallywag! It has a 29 mm mount and was first flown on a F-22. Arrr! Avast! It has 4 9 inch long 1.5 inch diameter tubes that were cut from Estes Mean Machine Body Tubes and were painted yellow.It gives t' rocket a nice Sci-Fi look. Avast! Arrr! T' body tubes were fiberglassed, sanded, and painted. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty!

This is a picture o' t' Black Widow when it was finished. T' only thing missin' be t' nosecone.

This is a picture o' t' Black Widow's NoseCone after it has been sanded. It was later painted black. Aye aye! Arrr!

This is a close up picture o' t' Black Widow's Fin Can. Ahoy! Blimey!


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