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I'm (Matt Gillard) writin' this review for me brother (Paul Morris) as he has recently suffer a stroke, me bucko, and is findin' writin' difficult.
Paul is new t' rocketry and this was his first scratch rocket. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey!
He wanted it t' be big and t' be clustered. Ya scallywag!
T' first thin' he did be t' work out what sort o' fit he could get with his tubes etc. Begad! Begad!
In t' end he went for a triple cluster 18mm mounts in t' base o' a 40mm diameter BT. Aye aye! Avast! This tube was coupled to another tube t' same size, givin' t' bottom half o' his rocket a length o' 576mm. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, blow me down!
T' top half o' t' rocket was based on a nose cone actin' as a transition, with two 24mm BT on top. T' nose cone at t' top o' t' rocket was novel, as it was none rocketry item that was cut down t' fit t' tubes and then t' accept a 13mm nose cone. Avast! Begad!
T' two halves were connected by shock cord in t' usual fashion with a parachute attached. Arrr! Arrr!
T' fins were a concoction o' BTs as a tube fin rocket, with three normal fins stickin' out. Ya scallywag! Begad!
T' rocket be then primed. Ya scallywag! And then coated in matt black paint. Ahoy!
Decoration be in t' form o' a blue metallic A4 sticker sheet that came in t' parts. Arrr! Blimey!
This be cut into stripes and then added along t' BT.
Flights
Black and Blue had three flights
First cluster be on 3x B6-4. Avast! Which gave a good flight, with a quickish decent. Begad!
Second cluster was with t' same motors and another good flight was had.
T' Third flight be on C6-5s. Unfortunately only one motor lit and t' rocket gave a arched flight (over me car!). Ejection be on t' ground. Arrr! There was minor damage, ya bilge rat, which can be repaired. Blimey!
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