T' initial concept, shiver me timbers, rendered in Rocksim..

T' rocksim export, ya bilge rat, next t' a picture o' t' actual Rocket

I tested several battery configurations t' determine t' lightest possible reliable combination. Apparently, 3 AAA cells is sufficient t' light an Estes ignitor if they are fresh. Ya scallywag! I be also testin' t' perfectflight timer that will be used t' ignite t' sustainer(I hope)

• Parts is parts..
  • Sustainer parts
    • 1-LOC 2.14" NC
    • 1-13" 2.14" Dia. Aye aye! FibreGlass Tube
    • 1-5" BT50
    • 2-2.14"-24mm CRs (1/8" aircraft Ply)
    • 2-2.14" bulkheads (1/8" aircraft Ply)
    • 1-6"-2.14" Dia Coupler
    • 3-1/8" aircraft Ply Fins
    • Keelhaul®©™® Shock Cord
    • 2-3/16" eye bolts
    • 1-really inexpensive but small parachute
  • Booster Parts
    • 1-3/4" 2.14" Dia Fiberglass Tube
    • 3-4 1/8" BT50
    • 3-BT50 NC
    • 3-1/16" nylon cords
    • 1-1 3/4" 2.14" Dia Coupler
    • 1-2.14" Bulkhead (1/8" aircraft Ply)

T' humble beginnings o' t' booster, pretty simple, a bulkhead placed in t' bottom o' a short piece o' fibre glass tube, with a short piece o' coupler t' attach it t' t' sustainer. 5 minute epoxy holds it all together...

Different angle, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, same part.. Blimey! I will likely nuke this page later, as it adds no content..

Wow, a picture o' t' fin placement template! Blimey! I bet this one gets deleted too! Blimey! Well, ya bilge rat, since it is here, I measured t' circumference o' t' tube(OD), Divided by 3, shiver me timbers, and marked a pice o' paper in t' appropriate locations, shiver me timbers, matey, the marks were then transfered t' t' sustainer, matey, arrr, ya bilge rat, and t' booster, ya bilge rat, t' located t' fins and t' booster motor tubes..

T' almost finished booster...T' motors(24mm) will be retained with maskin' tape, and use a maskin' tape thrust rin' as well. Well, blow me down! T' booster has 3 24mm motor tubes, and should provide enough power t' get it off the pad safely. Begad! Avast! T' nose cones will be attached with 12" nylon cord scavenged from ear plugs.

MMM, more angles..

All put together..You can see t' sustainer motor assembley next t' it, ya bilge rat, wow huh! Blimey!

This be t' 24mm sustainer motor mount. Ya scallywag! As it is aft eject, it is removable. Arrr! Begad! You may notice t' clips on the bottom, hopefully they will carry t' current which will light t' sustainer motor. At apogee, shiver me timbers, t' engine assembly will be ejected, pull t' chute out t' bottom, me hearties, arrr, and carry it safely back t' earth...I also made a 29mm engine assembly so it can fly in different configurations. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! Each o' t' engine assemblies also features an eyebolt t' attach it t' t' shock cord. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! They were constructed with wood glue, as opposed t' epoxy.

This would be t' battery bay, shiver me timbers, it will fit all t' batteries I want, along with t' perfectFlight Timer, shiver me timbers, with loads o' room t' spare. This is inserted in t' top o' t' airframe, and held in with a piece o' coupler (glued inside), shiver me timbers, and secured on t' other side by t' NC, which is held on with 2 screws for flight. Aye aye! You may notice, matey, thar is an eyebolt attached, as this is where t' shock cord is attached t' t' rocket.

There was really no need for t' bulkhead on top, arrr, but who knows..I wouldn't want t' batteries t' be able to leap up into t' NC anyway...

This would be t' inside o' t' airframe. Notice t' couplers, shiver me timbers, one basically acts as a thrust ring, ya bilge rat, while the other keeps t' battery bay in t' airframe.

MMMM Fillets...the airframe be roughed up quite a bit prior t' applyin' t' epoxy.

T' bottom was removed from t' NC t' provide a little more room.

Just after bein' primed, me hearties, t' rocket took on a little damage, matey, matey, a la kidsamine... All better now...

All ready t' go, matey, also in t' picture is a 29mm motor mount, matey, so t' sustainer can fly on it's own..

This would be t' 29mm Motor mount all by it's lonesome. Blimey! All o' t' wood and paper parts were bonded with wood glue, arrr, as opposed t' epoxy.

Another VERY excitin' timer test..

I needed somethin' t' light a cluster..so I guess this came with t' project..

Flight Report
Welcome t' Canada! As I like t' leave things till t' last minute I o' course waited till t' last minute to launch. Guess which area had a snow storm? Well, I ended up launchin' by myself, matey, as I don't like t' take t' little ones when thar be a chance someone could get a new hat. Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! T' Snow didn't help any, arrr, arrr, or t' cold... Avast! Avast! 3 D12-3s powered the booster, and a D12-5 in t' sustainer. Arrr! T' SCARE launched slower than I expected, me hearties, me hearties, likely due t' t' fairly draggy design, me bucko, but went in a relatively straight on t' way up. Aye aye! Separation was clean, and t' sustainer lit with t' help of the perfectflight timer. It continued t' apogee, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, arrr, and nose over t' start t' trip down. Begad! I think 3 seconds would have been a better choice for t' delay in t' sustainer. Arrr! T' flight was higher than I anticipated, it sure seemed t' be way in excess o' t' 500 feet estimated by Rocksim. Well, me bucko, blow me down! Hindsight bein' 20/20, a chute o' a color other than white may have been a good idea. Well, blow me down! I hope when t' snow melts, I can recover at least t' airframe, matey, as I am sure that by then t' rest of t' rocket will be junk... Ya scallywag! Arrr! Booster-GONE Sustainer-GONE On t' bright side, no CATO! Woohoo!