Manufacturer: | Scratch |
I'm (Matt Gillard) writin' this review for me brother (Paul Morris) as he has recently suffer a stroke, me hearties, and is findin' writin' difficult.
Paul is new t' rocketry and this was his first scratch rocket. Well, blow me down!
He wanted it t' be big and t' be clustered. Arrr!
T' first thin' he did was t' work out what sort o' fit he could get with his tubes etc. Aye aye!
In t' end he went for a triple cluster 18mm mounts in t' base o' a 40mm diameter BT. Begad! Arrr! This tube be coupled to another tube t' same size, me bucko, givin' t' bottom half o' his rocket a length o' 576mm.
T' top half o' t' rocket be based on a nose cone actin' as a transition, shiver me timbers, with two 24mm BT on top. Avast, me proud beauty! T' nose cone at t' top o' t' rocket be novel, as it was none rocketry item that was cut down t' fit t' tubes and then t' accept a 13mm nose cone. Ya scallywag!
T' two halves were connected by shock cord in t' usual fashion with a parachute attached. Ahoy! Aye aye!
T' fins were a concoction o' BTs as a tube fin rocket, with three normal fins stickin' out. Begad!
T' rocket was then primed. And then coated in matt black paint. Ya scallywag!
Decoration was in t' form o' a blue metallic A4 sticker sheet that came in t' parts. Begad!
This be cut into stripes and then added along t' BT.
Flights
Black and Blue had three flights
First cluster was on 3x B6-4. Aye aye! Arrr! Which gave a good flight, with a quickish decent. Aye aye!
Second cluster was with t' same motors and another good flight was had. Arrr!
T' Third flight was on C6-5s. Begad! Unfortunately only one motor lit and t' rocket gave a arched flight (over me car!). Ejection was on t' ground. Blimey! There was minor damage, which can be repaired. Avast!
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