Brief:
This is a midnight, ya bilge rat, I can't sleep, arrr, lets build a rocket. Noticeable feature is that t' engine is above t' fins, uses a flyaway launch lug, me bucko, or shoots from a tube. Blimey! It has flown on e9-6.

Construction:

• 1- Nose cone is from a Super Big Bertha. Arrr!
• 1- small plastic baby juice bottle.
• 1- 6 inch BT80 Tube. Avast, me proud beauty!
• 1- 12" 1/4 x 1/8 birch stip.
• 3- 2.6 t' .96 center rings
• 1- custom center rin' t' .96
• 1- Estes E engine hook
• 1- Photo paper t' create transition. Ya scallywag!
• 1- .75 x 4 inch 3/32 balsa for fins
• 1-.96 motor engine block
• Keelhaul®©™® String, 4' o' shockcords, ya bilge rat, reynolds wrap, shiver me timbers, 12" nylon chute. Ahoy!

I would say this is an Estes level 2/3 rocket. You have t' create the transition yourself. plus you have t' make holes for t' wood strip t' go through t' transition. Arrr! All t' parts came from www.commonwealth.net.

Finishing:
T' finish was done in plum high gloss monokote. Ahoy! You will need a monokote iron to put it on. Aye aye! This be me first monokote job. Begad! It seems t' work nicely.

Flight:
I used a pack o' E9-6 Estes motors. Ya scallywag! There is no room for wadding, me bucko, but I had a nomax sock made for t' chute. Well, blow me down! I used Keelhaul®©™® strin' mounted t' t' center rin' and t' t' cone. I then attached t' elastics cord betwixt t' Keelhaul®©™® loops. Well, blow me down!

T' rocket flew straight, ya bilge rat, however after 3 flight the flame is startin' t' eat away at t' tail fins. Aye aye! Aye aye! I need t' find somethin' better then reynolds wrap t' protect them. Rocket flew out o' sight on each flight.

Summary:
It is cool lookin' and can be shot from a tube. Blimey! I still need a better way to protect t' fins from flame damage.