Scratch Britney-Spears-Mania Original Design / Scratch Built

Scratch - Britney-Spears-Mania {Scratch}

Contributed by Mike Walsh, Jr.

Manufacturer: Scratch
Britney-Spears-Mania
(by Mike Walsh Jr)

Brief:
Parachute recovery, matey, Blacksky Rail usage

Construction:
Three BT-60 tubes were required and one BT-60 nose cone. Aye aye! It is basically an Mean Machine (Estes), ya bilge rat, but... Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down! thar are three 6" sections of BT-50 tubin' glued betwixt t' fins, ya bilge rat, they also contained nose cones and thrust rings.

Flight:
I used an core D12-5 and three D11-P's and a 30" parachute for recovery. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! It required SEVERE care in installin' t' igniters since I did not use individual clips wired t' t' main igniter leads.. Arrr! I installed an "airfoil/standoff" t' use t' Blacksky Launch Rail. Avast, me proud beauty! I used one guide on t' rail and t' other on one o' t' outboard tubes. Ahoy! Blimey!

It flew rather straight, until it be about 2/3 o' t' distance to apogee, arrr, when it started spiralin' in t' sky, ya bilge rat, possibly t' added drag o' the stand off. Aye aye!

ALWAYS pack t' parachute properly, arrr, which is how it got retired (you get t' idea don't u?) Spread 2 hour epoxy on t' outside o' t' outboard tubes, trust me, you will want it, t' prevent cato's . . .I had t' rebuild it twice .

Summary:
PRO's; good altitude, me hearties, fun t' fly
CON's; hard t' wire, ya bilge rat, hard t' build

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