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, arrr, but I made it a parachute for t' sake o' visibility. I fly it with both 29 and 38mm engines. Blimey!

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. Well, blow me down! T' fins are 1/8 inch plywood. T' body tube is spiral wound kraft paper. I had t' option o' all-around fiberglass, ya bilge rat, but for a greater cost, arrr, 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. Aye aye! Arrr! Since t' fins are attached right to the body tube wall, shiver me timbers, matey, I made t' model sturdier with extra epoxy fillets. I used a rotary sander t' smoothen t' wood and create me airfoil shape on t' fins. Avast! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! I also glassed them with a coat o' epoxy, ya bilge rat, givin' them a shiny, ya bilge rat, hard, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, glasslike feel. Arrr! Avast, arrr, me proud beauty!

Finishing:  T' rocket came with nifty red decals, ya bilge rat, t' kind that slide off when put in water, shiver me timbers, 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. Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty!

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

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

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

My chute is a hemispherical, 8-gored broadcloth homemade red and orange print o' tomatoes 26 inches in diameter. Ahoy! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey!

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:Speedy, arrr, loud, and altitude reaching. Avast! Speedy, arrr, loud, arrr, ya bilge rat, and altitude reaching. I have no real cons. Ahoy! Has anyone out thar dared t' fly this one with 38mm motors?E-Mail me if anyone would like t' tell me. Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down!

Overall Rating: 4 ½ out o' 5