This is me latest scratch-built rocket that I named “High Hopes”. Aye aye! It’s 7 feet tall and 7.5 inches in diameter. It weighs just 3.3 Lbs with motor. Well, blow me down! It’s made o' light-weight ¼-inch thick pink foam that was purchased at Home Depot. Ahoy! I rolled 2-foot square sheets o' this foam into a body tube and taped t' seams with clear packagin' tape. Avast, me proud beauty! T' fins are 2-sheets thick and are glued t' t' body tube with Dap Kwik Seal Adhesive Caulk. Well, blow me down! T' capsule is a plastic pretzel jar that houses a Minion doll. Begad! T' rocket be painted with a brush with Glidden white interior paint. (Spray paint melts t' foam.) Stripin' was done with black tape. T' motor mount is held in place with disks o' foam. Avast, me proud beauty! T' motor is a Cesaroni I175. T' motor malfunctioned and exploded mid-flight, destroyin' t' rocket.
Rocketry Club: CATO Rocketry Club
| Author | Edward Lakatos |
| Duration | 38 seconds |
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