Brief:
This is a free, easy, 13mm, arrr, paper shroud saucer which uses an aerobrake recovery. Begad! Blimey! T' 13mm Cinco is a diminutive version o' Art Applewhite's Cinco saucer. Aye aye! Blimey! It is nay a kit, me hearties, 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. Arrr! You download t' PDF, put a piece o' card stock in t' printer and print it out. Well, matey, blow me down! Other than that, you will need some white glue, me hearties, matey, a straightedge and a razor knife.

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! After t' mount is cut out, ya bilge rat, t' top tabs o' t' mount are folded down and glued t' t' next tab down. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! The middle tabs are then folded and glued t' t' interior o' t' motor mount. Arrr! When t' mount is folded into a tube, these tabs form t' thrust ring. Aye aye! Avast! T' motor tube assembly is set aside t' dry while t' shroud is formed.

T' shroud is also cut out. Begad! Again, me hearties, cuts are made along t' solid lines and folds are scored along t' dashed lines. Ya scallywag! Avast, me proud beauty! A hole is cut for t' motor mount and a notch is cut out for t' launch rod. Ahoy! T' upper part o' t' shroud is then folded into shape and a tab is used t' glue it. Avast, me proud beauty! After that, me hearties, 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, t' motor tube is inserted into t' cavity cut for that purpose. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! Care needs to be taken so that t' thrust rin' is at t' top o' t' rocket. It should protrude about 1/32" above t' top. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! A fillet o' white glue is used t' fasten t' motor mount t' t' shroud, matey, top and bottom. Avast! Ya scallywag! With that, construction is done.

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

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
Bein' lazy, ya bilge rat, I used a 1/4A3-3. Begad! 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. Arrr! It did clear t' rod and had a few dozen feet t' spare. Aye aye! 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. Begad! It recovered fine and is ready t' go again.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This is a nice, free rocket. Aye aye! Well, blow me down! Unlike many o' Art's 13mm freebies, matey, this one is nay limited only t' a plugged motor. If it fits, you can use it. Ya scallywag!

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

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5