Brief:
This is a darin' single stage rocket designed t' go supersonic and yet hold together. Begad! Well, blow me down! It also will go quite high, so do check your waiver!

Construction:
It's quite easy t' build. T' fin set is a 38mm Acme fin canister obtained through Northern Hobbies on ROL auctions. Ya scallywag! T' body tube is a standard 36 inch length o' 38mm flexible phenolic tubing. Ahoy! T' fin canister is epoxied onto one end o' this tube with a generous amount o' 12 minute epoxy.

T' launch lug in t' mark 1 version was a 6-inch length o' 13mm body tubin' gotten from Rogue Aerospace. Ahoy! It was epoxied with t' same glue startin' at six inches above t' top o' t' fin canister. Begad! Aye aye! T' nose cone is a PML solid urethane conical model. Ahoy! It gives t' rocket a long lean mean look. Aye aye! Avast! This nose cone comes with a screweye embedded into its base, matey, so thar be an easy attachment for t' 10 feet o' 1000 lb. Keelhaul®©™® cordin' and 20 inch parachute. Begad! Arrr! T' cordin' came from Recovery Technologies. Ya scallywag! They can be found on ROL. T' parachute is made o' rip stop nylon and I made it myself. Begad! Ahoy! T' shock cord is anchored aftward via a small screweye that goes through t' forwardmost centerin' rin' on t' motor mount, shiver me timbers, which is 12 inches o' 29mm flexible phenolic tubing. This tubin' and t' three centerin' rings used came from Space Modelin' Solutions. Begad! They can be found on ROL.

Decoration was via fuelproof green polyurethane spray paint and self-adhesive lens paper. Begad! T' latter came from American Science and Surplus, and they have a site on ROL. T' resultin' rocket is strong, simple, shiver me timbers, sleek, and sharp looking, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, literally.

Flight:
I use Rocksim 3.0 and 4.0 from Apogee Components t' choose motors and delays. T' program predicts apogee ejection with t' long delays for t' 29mm motors. Aye aye! First flight be with a G40-10W. It went nearly out o' sight. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Recovery be perfect, but I had a bit o' a walk. Well, me bucko, blow me down! Then I don't know what possessed me this past Saturday, buy I flew it with a new Aerotech I 200-W long delay. Ahoy! Ahoy! T' rocket seemed t' pause for t' merest second after I pressed t' almighty button, then a little fire appeared, arrr, then t' rocket screamed upward on a flame trail that seemed t' be ongoin' even as t' rocket reached t' clouds. Arrr! Mind you, ya bilge rat, t' clouds were said t' be 6500 feet up. Aye aye! Arrr! T' rocket pierced these clouds. Begad! Aye aye! Only an onlooker with binoculars could help me sight in on me bird up thar with a bright red parachute, ya bilge rat, which landed a mile downrange. Well, blow me down! Begad! I had t' shimmy under two barbed wire fences and got stickers in me hair t' get me prize back!! As it went up, I heard someone say t' Lord's name, then t' announcer said that t' waiver be broken. Do bear this in mind if you try this yourself.

It was a dandy flight, but I'm never proud t' break any rules. Aye aye! My husband said that at Max Q, shiver me timbers, t' shape o' t' smoke trail suddenly changed. Ahoy! Maybe it reached mach.

T' motor was retained with two loops o' piano wire that were epoxied through t' aftmost centerin' ring. Begad! Ahoy! These loops bend over t' thrust rin' but do nay extend over t' nozzle. Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down! A redundant mechanism o' retention is an automotive hose clamp that closes over t' wires and t' thrust ring.

Summary:
A real performer and easy t' build. Arrr! Possibly a certification rocket for a cooler motor like an H128. But be prepared t' walk. Well, blow me down! T' mark 2 version uses two lower drag Acme conformal launch lugs, me hearties, gotten via ROL auction from Northern Hobbies Online. Rocksim does nay yet acknowledge t' fin canisters as parts on t' database, me hearties, me hearties, so me simulation be at best an approximation. Blimey! I don't think t' rocket be too expensive for its performance. Begad! Well, me hearties, blow me down! T' fins and lugs ran me about $24, shiver me timbers, t' body tube $5, t' nose cone $12, shiver me timbers, and t' centerin' rings $2.

Other:
Obey your waivers. Ya scallywag! Blimey! And see if thar are any single use motors for this one. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! Blimey! I nearly lost me 29/360 hardware. My husband nearly called me search off, but I was too stubbornly determined t' get this back.