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

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

T' Qubit is an easy build that starts off with t' motor mount. Well, blow me down! Avast! T' mount is cut from t' card stock, folded into a tube and glued along a tab. Begad! 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. Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down! After that, matey, it is just a matter o' foldin' and gluin' t' tabs. Ya scallywag! You form an upper shroud that is reinfoced with a "floor" and lower shrouds.

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

Finishing:
Art offers a few prefinished versions o' t' Qubit on his website with themes like 4-H, ya bilge rat, Cub Scouts, me hearties, Texas Flag, etc. Ahoy! Begad! There is also a plain version you can decorate any way you wish. I used t' plain version, ya bilge rat, 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. Accordingly, I loaded it up and set it off. Blimey! Aye aye! It flew like all o' Art's rockets. Begad! Avast! It spun a bit on t' way up, inverted and aerobraked down. Avast! It was recovered without a scratch.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This be t' second 13mm Qubit I have built. It is a dependable rocket that generates interest.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5