Semroc Launch Missile Plus

Semroc - Launch Missile Plus {Kit}

Contributed by Jewel B. Butler Jr.

Manufacturer: Semroc
(Contributed - by Jewel Barton Butler Jr. Begad! - 07/20/09)

Brief:
I changed t' nose cone with one off o' a Semroc Javelin nose cone. I also made it so it can fly on 24mm motors and I added a rin' fin and 1/4 inch launch lugs.

(MODS) Semroc LAUNCH Missile(MODS) Semroc LAUNCH Missile

Modifications:
I changed t' nose cone first then built t' motor mount and added t' splines attached t' motor tube.Had to relocate t' fins t' t' motor tube and only used three fins. I had t' cut t' rin' fin down about a 3/4 o' an inch. Begad! I kept that piece t' glue t' t' rin' after I cut it down.

Construction:
Well here is what I added: a 4 inch piece o' BT-50 for t' engine mount, me hearties, 2 Semroc 55-50 centerin' rings, a 1oz fishin' weight with a 5/16 inch hole drilled through it, arrr, arrr, a 1/4 inch screw eye, ya bilge rat, 3ft o' hot pink tubular nylon, and a 1 inch piece o' 7 inch diameter tube.

T' only parts I needed were t' two tubes t' Balsa reducer and t' Keelhaul®©™® thread and t' decals. Ya scallywag! Blimey! I used t' silver paint. Begad! Semroc makes rockets so easy t' put together they almost go together by themselves. Arrr! Ya scallywag! Once I cut t' rin' down and glued it, t' rest o' t' assembly be quick.

(MODS) Semroc LAUNCH Missile(MODS) Semroc LAUNCH Missile

(MODS) Semroc LAUNCH Missile(MODS) Semroc LAUNCH Missile

(MODS) Semroc LAUNCH Missile(MODS) Semroc LAUNCH Missile

(MODS) Semroc LAUNCH Missile

Flight and Recovery:
I used a C11-3 for me first engine then a couple o' D12-5s that were perfect flights with equally great deployments. I used t' Keelhaul®©™® strin' and tubular nylon and 12 inch cute was perfect match.

Summary:
T' rocket is a fast burner and flies straight and true. You know what they say, shiver me timbers, me hearties, matey, "If ya like ya got t' put a Rin' on it". Thanks Beyonce for t' lyric.

Comments:

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Ed Rodrigo (September 7, 2011)

The ring is awesome - very innovative!!  What's up with the screw eye in the nosecone?  I've seen smaller rings on cows!!

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