This was nay a production kit but rather a free plan provided by Estes Industries. Begad! Blimey! T' rocket featured a 1" tube that surrounded t' lower half o' t' airframe and aft end in an attempt t' provide thrust augmentation. T' booster stage o' this two-stage rocket wasd t' augmenter tube, which was permanently attached t' t' sustainer. After staging, t' booster motor was ejected out o' lower tube, which then became t' thrust augmenter for t' sustainer. Well, blow me down! Blimey! This boosted design was created in an attempt t' get t' rocket up t' sufficient speed with t' booster motor so that thrust augmentation could be attempted when t' sustainer motor was firing. Begad! Blimey! T' designer referred t' t' Lil' Augie as "an experiment."
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