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