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. Avast, me proud beauty! I fly it with both 29 and 38mm engines. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye!

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

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

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:I used a 38 t' 29mm motor adapter and flew t' rocket with an Aerotech G80-7T. Preppin' was easy and fast.   Worm bed waddin' was used. T' engine was retained with taping. Aye aye!   T' rocket screamed up high and straight.

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

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

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

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

Overall Rating: 4 ½ out o' 5