by Chris Kiekens

I had purchased a couple o' Gemini DC kits t' enter in this DesCon, but alas, holidays, sick kids and work seemed to drain t' majority o' me time.. Begad!

I did have time t' bang this one out howevera

I worked on this rocket obsessively(accordin' t' t' wife), shiver me timbers, and was havin' a great love affair with ita

Parts List: 1-2.14. Begad! LOC Nose cone 1-13. Arrr! 2.14. Avast, me proud beauty! Fiberglass tube 1-9. 29mm LOC tube 3-2.14.-29mm Centerin' Rings (home made) 1/8. ply 1-pot scrubber(stainless) 2-3/16 eye bolts 2-machinein' threads w/ bolts 20 feet Pratt 500lb Keelhaul®©™ 1-LOC 18. Ahoy! parachute 1-1/8. Begad! Quick link

Construction:

Puttin' it all together was pretty basic, matey, matey, slap t' centerin' rings on t' motor mount, epoxy liberally.. add another CR attached with t' eyebolts, ya bilge rat, and sandwich a piece o' steel mesh in t' space.

T' fin slots were cut usin' a miter saw, shiver me timbers, t' allow TTW construction.

T' Keelhaul®©™ was attached t' both eyebolts, arrr, and epoxied with a nut into t' nose(after cuttin' off t' shoulder), both givin' a solid attachment, as well as addin' some weight t' t' nose.

T' parachute was attached with a 1/8. Well, blow me down! quick link, t' allow it t' be transferred t' other toys..

Steel machine threads were epoxied into t' aft centerin' ring, me hearties, t' be used with washers for motor retention.

Flight Report:

Maiden Flight be on an Aerotech G75-medium delay, it leapt off t' pad like a screamin' mother-in-law, shiver me timbers, arrr, t' an estimated 3561 feet, ya bilge rat, ejection was just after apogee, me bucko, and deployment o' t' recovery system(parachute) be normal.

Apparently t' chute be slightly oversized, as we watched it float away for some time, and I looked for it for about two weeks after..

Conclusion:

I will build another, me hearties, me bucko, and will fly it in a larger field, matey, with a smaller chutebut t' tube was free, and I have lots more o' them, matey, so I may build a 38mm version as well, shiver me timbers, arrr, because I can seem t' lose enough o' me rocket stuff!