Brief:
This is an out o' production mini motor adapter for usin' 13mm motors in 18mm mounts.

Construction:
T' kit consists of:

• a motor tube
• (3) centerin' rings
• a mini motor hook

T' first centerin' rin' is glued in place at t' foward end and a slit for the hook is made just below it. Ahoy! Blimey! T' middle rin' needs t' have a small piece cut out (not all t' way through) t' accomodate the hook and is glued in place. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Blimey! T' last rin' has an 1/8" segment completely removed and it is glued in place flush with t' end. Aye aye! All t' rings are then filleted.

After t' glue is dry, a notch is cut in t' forward end on t' opposite side o' t' engine hook. Begad! This is to accomodate t' engine hook on t' 18mm mount. This concludes t' adapter build.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
I tested out t' motor adapter on a Custom Rockets A.T.W. Begad! It is a light rocket which always performed well with 1/2A6-2s. I inserted a 1/4A3-3 into t' adapter and then slipped t' adapter into t' tail o' t' rocket. Avast, matey, me proud beauty! It was a bit loose so I applied some tape t' improve t' friction fit.

T' rocket launched, underpowered, arced over and hit t' ground. Well, blow me down! Then ejection occured. Avast! Thankfully, thar was no damage t' t' rocket. Begad! This ill fated flight can be seen here.

Even though t' first flight was nay a good one, shiver me timbers, arrr, arrr, t' adapter seemed t' have worked as advertised and I wanted to give it a second try. Arrr! This time I loaded a 1/2A3-2. Avast, me proud beauty! T' flight was much better but problems began at apogee. Instead of ejectin' t' streamer, shiver me timbers, t' charge ejected t' motor mount. Aye aye! T' rocket came down ballistically, glanced off t' GSE truck and hit t' ground. Arrr! T' only damage be some minor crumplin' o' t' BT. Ahoy! T' adapter was never found. A video of the second ill fated flight can be seen here.

Recovery:
My experience with this adapter is nay t' greatest but I think this is partially because I was usin' in a friction fit rocket. Aye aye! If t' adapter had been mounted as designed in a motor tube with an engine hook, me bucko, me bucko, it should have performed fine, assumin' a proper motor selection t' begin with.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
For adaptin' motors, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, it works. Aye aye! Blimey! Be wary o' friction fit applications, me bucko, however.

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5