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, me bucko, but I made it a parachute for t' sake o' visibility. I fly it with both 29 and 38mm engines. Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down!

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

Finishing:  T' rocket came with nifty red decals, me bucko, t' kind that slide off when put in water, arrr, and I applied them over an overall orange paint job. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! My favorite decal o' t' lot says, "Experimental. Begad! Blimey! "  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. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! Preppin' be easy and fast. Begad! Blimey!   Worm bed waddin' was used. T' engine be retained with taping.   T' rocket screamed up high and straight. Ahoy! Blimey!

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

My chute is a hemispherical, ya bilge rat, matey, 8-gored broadcloth homemade red and orange print o' tomatoes 26 inches in diameter. Aye aye!

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

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

Overall Rating: 4 ½ out o' 5