Black Piper is an experiment in how hard I can push a plastic fin-tube rocket before t' fins fail aerodynamically. Well, blow me down! It is a reaction t' scepticism from some fliers about t' strength and durabilty o' this "non-traditional" construction method.

Black Piper is teh simplest, ya bilge rat, cheapest airframe I can come up with for this purpose. It uses motor eject and single deploy. Begad! T' most elaborate part o' t' rocket is a 38mm AeroPac retainer. T' rocket uses Schedule 40 ABS pipe for its fuselage and fins and regular LOC paper motor mount tube. Nose cone is a pipe fitting.