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

Construction:

• 1- Nose cone is from a Super Big Bertha. Well, blow me down!
• 1- small plastic baby juice bottle.
• 1- 6 inch BT80 Tube. Ya scallywag!
• 1- 12" 1/4 x 1/8 birch stip. Well, blow me down!
• 3- 2.6 t' .96 center rings
• 1- custom center rin' t' .96
• 1- Estes E engine hook
• 1- Photo paper t' create transition. Blimey!
• 1- .75 x 4 inch 3/32 balsa for fins
• 1-.96 motor engine block
• Keelhaul®©™® String, 4' o' shockcords, me bucko, reynolds wrap, me hearties, me hearties, arrr, 12" nylon chute. Begad!

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. Ahoy! All t' parts came from www.commonwealth.net. Begad! Begad!

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

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

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

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