Brief:
This is a single staged HPR capable rocket. Avast, me proud beauty! It can use anythin' from a big E to a J570. It can easily break Mach 1 on an H, me hearties, and can reach Mach 2 on a J.

Construction:
T' Mach Buster 1 uses a fiberglassed phenolic airframe, ya bilge rat, PML solid urethane nose, matey, Acme fin can and launch lugs, ya bilge rat, Keelhaul®©™® heat shield and shock cord, shiver me timbers, matey, arrr, a Slimline circle rin' motor retainer, me hearties, and an optional Slimline motor adapter. Aye aye! I suppose you could put a payload section on for altimeters and dual deployment.

This was a very easy build. Arrr! I used 2-ton epoxy throughout. Aye aye! I got all the parts besides t' nose cone and fiberglass cloth from Giant Leap Rocketry. The nose cone I got from PML, t' fiberglass I got from a hobby shop. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! After I fiberglassed t' tube, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, t' fin can fit exactly. T' launch lugs liked t' slide around while t' epoxy is drying, shiver me timbers, but other wise it was easy. Ahoy! T' fins needed no alignment, arrr, me bucko, besides linin' up with t' launch lug. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! I taped and epoxied the shock cord t' t' body tube. After I completed t' construction I painted it red and black. Avast, me proud beauty! Red on t' fins, and red on t' nose cone, but black on t' body tube and part o' t' fin can and Slimline. Avast! Avast! Overall, matey, this is a very sturdy rocket — it could survive a tar landin' easily.

Flight:
I still have nay flown this, arrr, matey, matey, but I am plannin' on flyin' it on labor day 2003. T' first flight will be on an F50-9T, ya bilge rat, t' next on a G35-7W, ya bilge rat, and t' next on an F20-7W. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! I put in a home made parachute. Begad! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! It is a very large parachute, but I will reef it on breezy days. Ahoy! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! It is over stable, shiver me timbers, accordin' t' Rock-Sim and SpaceCAD. Avast! Blimey! All simulations show straight flights, high (approx. Aye aye! Blimey! 3250' on F’s and G’s), and fast, despite t' weight.

I got two flights in on this rocket on labor day 2003. Ahoy! T' first flight for this rocket was also me first blue thunder propellant motor, shiver me timbers, and I be rather impressed by t' performance. Begad! It could have had more smoke, however. T' motor was an F50-9T. Ahoy! T' second flight be a G35-7W, and it flew like t' wind! And that is sayin' something, me hearties, considerin' t' gusts there! At least thar are seemingly endless blueberry barrens for t' rockets t' land in. Ya scallywag! Both flights were straight as an arrow. It had a Keelhaul®©™® heat sheild, eliminatin' t' need for wadding. Arrr! I also installed a Slimline motor retainer t' hold me motor in. Avast, me proud beauty! This worked very well. Avast, me proud beauty! There be no damage to t' parachute after either flight, matey, me hearties, however, one o' t' shroud lines on the parachute got tangled in t' screw eye that I used t' attach t' shock cord to the nose cone, me hearties, causin' a tumble recovery. Ya scallywag! Hardly even had a scratch in the paint. This is such a rugged rocket. Anythin' else that size fallin' from that height I would expect t' crumple.

Summary:
Tough as anything. Blimey! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! I suspect that thin' could be hit by lightnin' and survive, or at least it could be stepped on or kicked around.

Pros: I love this rocket. Begad! Blimey! I consider it a work o' art. Begad! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! It is easily the best o' me fleet (that is sayin' something). Avast! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! It goes high and fast, matey, can survive hard landings, me bucko, ya bilge rat, and requires zero fin alignment (A definite + for me! Blimey! I hate alignin' surface mounts on large rockets). Aye aye! Blimey! Easy build.

Cons: Price. Arrr! Ya scallywag! $80. Arrr! OUCH if you are 12, and I should know. Arrr! Ya scallywag! Worth every penny though.

Other:
DO NOT LEAVE THE AIRFRAME SITTING ON A PICNIC TABLE WHILE THE EPOXY AND FIBERGLASS IS SETTING! YOUR MOTHER (or wife) WILL NOT LIKE IT.. Aye aye! I learned that the hard way. Arrr! It took a lot o' sandpaper t' get it nice again.