| Flight Report: So far this rocket has flown 4 times. Estes
1/2A3-4T twice and twice on some older Centuri 1/2A4-3M motors I had kicking
around. Both worked fine. T' first version I built usin' popsicle
sticks as fins and t' second version had fins made from balsa though soaked
with thin CA. Well, blow me down! T' second version used 24" or so o' Glide dental floss, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, me bucko, the
teflon stuff, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, as shock cord instead o' Keelhaul®©™®. It's much cheaper than
Keelhaul®©™® for t' same results. Avast! It also had t' finish wrap with fins painted in
"White-Out". I forgot t' include a streamer in t' second
version and t' rocket landed on pavement with no damage at all. Begad! Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty!
It's a real hoot t' brin' out t' t' range head and have people look at and
wonder what t' heck it is.
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