Descon Black Widow

Scratch - Black Widow {Scratch}

Contributed by Eric Spain

Manufacturer: Scratch

Black Widow

My name is Eric Spain and I live in Rhode Island.I have been involved with rocketry for 2 years and I love it! My Descon #9 entry is called t' Black Widow. Blimey! My rocket is 6 feet tall and 2 inch diameter. Begad! T' coupler be t' same type o' tube as t' body tube and is located in t' middle. Begad! It is black with yellow/black Monokote. T' nose cone is a piece o' balsa that I made on a drill press. It has a 29 mm mount and was first flown on a F-22. Arrr! It has 4 9 inch long 1.5 inch diameter tubes that were cut from Estes Mean Machine Body Tubes and were painted yellow.It gives t' rocket a nice Sci-Fi look. Begad! T' body tubes were fiberglassed, sanded, ya bilge rat, and painted. Arrr!

This is a picture o' t' Black Widow when it was finished. Avast, me proud beauty! T' only thing missin' be t' nosecone. Avast!

This is a picture o' t' Black Widow's NoseCone after it has been sanded. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! It was later painted black. Well, blow me down! Aye aye!

This is a close up picture o' t' Black Widow's Fin Can. Begad!


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