Scratch Hell Fire Original Design / Scratch Built

Scratch - Hell Fire {Scratch}

Contributed by James Harechmak

Manufacturer: Scratch
(Contributed - by Jim Harechmak - 07/07/05) (Scratch) Hell Fire

Brief:
Single stage fiberglass mortar tube conversion.

Construction:
This is a very simple 3FNC rocket, ya bilge rat, but t' source o' t' componants is from a Great Grizzly Hell Fire mortar set. Arrr! Avast! T' body tube is a fiberglass mortar tube and t' nose cone and boat tail are fuse covers from t' 5 Break Festival Balls. Add t' 24mm MMT, 2 centerin' rings, 3 plexiglass fins, matey, and recovery system and it's a rocket.

T' build be very easy and I had it finished in about 2 hours. Begad! Avast! First, arrr, I cut a 3/8" slice off t' fiberglass tube and glued it with CA it t' a fuse cover t' get a nose cone. Arrr! Blimey! Next, me bucko, I made 2 centerin' rings from some leftover Estes heavy card stock. Ahoy! Then I trimmed another fuse cover t' use as a boat tail and cut 3 plexiglass fins. Well, blow me down! Begad! Then I epoxied it all together. T' attach t' fins, I had t' trim t' label so I could bond them t' t' tube. Begad! I also bonded a chunk of Keelhaul®©™® thread t' t' nose cone and body tube. Well, blow me down! Avast! A swin' test showed I needed t' add some weight t' t' NC for a stable flight.

(Scratch) Hell Fire

Finishing:

Flight:
As o' yet I havent flown t' Hell Fire. Blimey! I need t' drive 2 hrs. Arrr! t' get t' a hobby shop. Well, me bucko, blow me down! I'll make a flight log as soon as I can.

Recovery:

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