Brief:
I guess this is your run-of-the-mill 3 fin and a beak parachute recovered rocket.

Construction:
1 x 18" BT-50 body tube, me hearties, arrr, 18mm motor mount, engine hook, 3 balsa fins, shiver me timbers, and head "beak cone".

This is a straight forward build, me bucko, however, due t' t' size o' t' chicken's neck, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, t' launch lug is mounted about 1/4" out from t' body.

Flight and Recovery:
T' Ballistic Chicken was flown on a B6-4. Nice straight boost t' a couple o' hundred feet. Blimey! Avast! Blimey! Three squares o' recovery waddin' be used t' protect t' 12" mylar chute. Begad! Avast! Blimey! Descent was about right, shiver me timbers, matey, shiver me timbers, and thar was no damage upon recovery.

Summary:
I had a ball buildin' this. Aye aye! When I spotted t' chicken novelty candy packet I thought 'rocket'. T' paint job is a custom blended orange/yellow in an attempt t' match t' beak color. Begad! T' fins were cut and painted t' look a little like wings. It has a custom decal applied t' t' side, and t' whole rocket be coated with a clear gloss finish.

PROs : It's a chicken rocket! No one else has one :)

CONs : T' candy that came with t' chicken was horrible :(