I thought I had made a mistake with this one, I could never add enough nose weight t' make it stable durin' a spin test. Begad! I was tryin' t' make a really small diameter tube, shiver me timbers, by wrappin' paper around a wooden spoon handle. Begad! There wasn't goin' t' be a recovery system, matey, t' engine was goin' t' eject, me bucko, and the rocket would tumble back. Since then I've learned a lot more about stability. Aye aye! Blimey! I learned about t' CP ( centre o' pressure) on rec.model.rockets ( a great news group t' subscribe t' if you're interested in this stuff), arrr, ya bilge rat, and where it should be in relation t' t' CG ( centre o' gravity).

So anyway I entered t' MkIII design into VCP, me bucko, shiver me timbers, wRASP & RockSim, and it came out stable, so I flew it. Avast! Blimey! Actually it flew well, really high and the engine ejected too. It just didn't go unstable and tumble, so it lawn darted. T' body tube is a bit bent now, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, and due t' t' construction is probably not repairable, so retirement beckons. Well, blow me down!