Brief:  This single staged forward swept finned rocket is designed t' break mach.  it's also an altitude grabber for sure.  It came with a streamer, but I made it a parachute for t' sake o' visibility. Well, blow me down! Blimey! I fly it with both 29 and 38mm engines. Ahoy! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey!

Construction:Everythin' was thar and in good shape.  However, the ad had said that t' rocket had through t' wall fin design, ya bilge rat, arrr, but it didn't. T' fins are 1/8 inch plywood. Well, blow me down! T' fins are 1/8 inch plywood. Begad! T' body tube is spiral wound kraft paper. Begad! I had t' option o' all-around fiberglass, me bucko, but for a greater cost, me hearties, so I opted for paper. T' launch lug is spiral wound paper with one side diagonally cot t' a bevel, arrr, t' reduce drag.  T' instructions were simple and clear with good illustrations. Avast! Since t' fins are attached right to the body tube wall, me bucko, I made t' model sturdier with extra epoxy fillets. Ahoy! Aye aye! I used a rotary sander t' smoothen t' wood and create me airfoil shape on t' fins. I also glassed them with a coat o' epoxy, me bucko, givin' them a shiny, shiver me timbers, matey, hard, glasslike feel. Well, blow me down!

Finishing:  T' rocket came with nifty red decals, t' kind that slide off when put in water, and I applied them over an overall orange paint job. My favorite decal o' t' lot says, "Experimental. "  They went on smoothly and look nice.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:I used a 38 t' 29mm motor adapter and flew t' rocket with an Aerotech G80-7T. Arrr! Preppin' was easy and fast. Well, blow me down! Avast, arrr, me proud beauty!   Worm bed waddin' was used. T' engine be retained with taping.   T' rocket screamed up high and straight. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty!

Recovery:T' shock cord used is 3 feet o' black, flat, shiver me timbers, 1/8 inch wide elastic attached t' t' inner wall o' t' main body tube usin' a folded paper mounting. Aye aye! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! A Keelhaul®©™® cord loop I supplied t' attach t' elastic t' t' paper mounting. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' recovery occurred at apogee, shiver me timbers, so it was just right. T' chute only partly deployed because o' line entanglement, ya bilge rat, matey, but t' descent was at an acceptable rate. Aye aye! No damage occurred t' t' rocket. Avast!  

My chute is a hemispherical, ya bilge rat, me hearties, arrr, 8-gored broadcloth homemade red and orange print o' tomatoes 26 inches in diameter.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:Speedy, loud, and altitude reaching. Speedy, loud, me bucko, me bucko, and altitude reaching. I have no real cons. Has anyone out thar dared t' fly this one with 38mm motors?E-Mail me if anyone would like t' tell me.

Overall Rating: 4 ½ out o' 5