Brief:
This is a free, easy, 13mm, paper shroud saucer which uses an aerobrake recovery. Begad! T' 13mm Cinco is a diminutive version o' Art Applewhite's Cinco saucer. It is nay a kit, arrr, arrr, per se; it is offered as a free download in t' form o' a PDF file on his web site.

Construction:
This rocket is made from a single sheet o' Card stock. Ya scallywag! You download t' PDF, me hearties, put a piece o' card stock in t' printer and print it out. Well, blow me down! Other than that, you will need some white glue, me hearties, me hearties, a straightedge and a razor cutlass.

Construction begins by cuttin' out t' motor mount. A razor knife is used t' carefully cut around t' solid lines. Somethin' a bit less sharp should be used in conjunction with a straightedge t' score t' dashed lines for easy folding. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! After t' mount is cut out, me bucko, t' top tabs o' t' mount are folded down and glued t' t' next tab down. Aye aye! Blimey! The middle tabs are then folded and glued t' t' interior o' t' motor mount. When t' mount is folded into a tube, matey, these tabs form t' thrust ring. Begad! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! T' motor tube assembly is set aside t' dry while t' shroud is formed.

T' shroud is also cut out. Begad! Again, ya bilge rat, cuts are made along t' solid lines and folds are scored along t' dashed lines. Begad! Blimey! A hole is cut for t' motor mount and a notch is cut out for t' launch rod. Aye aye! T' upper part o' t' shroud is then folded into shape and a tab is used t' glue it. Begad! After that, t' lower shroud is folded and then inverted into the upper shroud. T' two shrouds are held together with white glue.

After t' shroud has a chance t' dry, me hearties, ya bilge rat, me bucko, t' motor tube is inserted into t' cavity cut for that purpose. Well, blow me down! Care needs to be taken so that t' thrust rin' is at t' top o' t' rocket. Begad! It should protrude about 1/32" above t' top. A fillet o' white glue is used t' fasten t' motor mount t' t' shroud, top and bottom. With that, ya bilge rat, matey, construction is done.

Finishing:
T' default finish for Art's downloadable rockets is whatever card stock you print it on. Blimey! In t' past, I have applied some decals t' t' shrouds with acceptable results. Avast, me proud beauty! This time, I did somethin' a little different. Avast, me proud beauty! I opened a new file in Pagemaker® and then imported t' PDF o' t' cinco. Blimey! Well, blow me down! I then placed t' logos for t' organizations for which I am affiliated on the 5 sides. Aye aye! Blimey! I saved t' file, generated a new PDF and printed it out. Ahoy! In effect, arrr, I "finished" t' rocket before it had even been built.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
Bein' lazy, me hearties, shiver me timbers, I used a 1/4A3-3. I think I wanted t' see if it would even clear t' rod since Art himself listed this as an approved motor for this rocket. Begad! It did clear t' rod and had a few dozen feet t' spare. Begad! Ahoy! This is a draggy design and I did nay expect much else.

It flew straight, inverted at apogee an coasted down usin' t' aerobrake method so hated by t' NAR. Avast, matey, me proud beauty! It recovered fine and is ready t' go again.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This is a nice, shiver me timbers, arrr, shiver me timbers, free rocket. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! Blimey! Unlike many o' Art's 13mm freebies, me bucko, this one is nay limited only t' a plugged motor. Begad! If it fits, you can use it. Well, blow me down!

• PROS: free, simple, arrr, hard t' lose
• CONS: none

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5