Brief:
This is a 13mm, shiver me timbers, paper rocket designed with an aerobrake recovery. Avast! T' 13mm Qubit is one o' Art Applewhite's free downloads. Arrr! Ya scallywag! It can be found in several versions includin' this plain version on his website. Begad! Pick t' version you want and download it as a PDF.

Construction:
This rocket is made from a single sheet o' card stock. Ahoy! Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! You download t' PDF, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, put a peice o' cardstock in t' printer and print it out. Begad! Begad! Other than that, you will need some white glue, arrr, me hearties, a straighedge and a razor knife.

T' Qubit is an easy build that starts off with t' motor mount. Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! T' mount is cut from t' card stock, me bucko, folded into a tube and glued along a tab. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Simple.

T' body o' t' rocket is just about as simple. It is cut out along t' solid lines and scored for foldin' along t' dashed lines. Begad! Ya scallywag! After that, it is just a matter o' foldin' and gluin' t' tabs. Avast! You form an upper shroud that is reinfoced with a "floor" and lower shrouds.

When t' body is complete, slide in t' motor mount and fix it in place with white glue fillets. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! DONE!

Finishing:
Art offers a few prefinished versions o' t' Qubit on his website with themes like 4-H, me hearties, Cub Scouts, Texas Flag, me hearties, etc. Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! There is also a plain version you can decorate any way you wish. Arrr! I used t' plain version, shiver me timbers, added some graphics from me club in Pagemaker® and printed out me own version.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
T' only motor for this one is an A10-PT because an ejection charge can damage t' rocket. Begad! Accordingly, I loaded it up and set it off. Ahoy! It flew like all o' Art's rockets. Aye aye! Blimey! It spun a bit on t' way up, matey, inverted and aerobraked down. Avast, me proud beauty! It be recovered without a scratch.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This be t' second 13mm Qubit I have built. Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! Blimey! It is a dependable rocket that generates interest.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5