by Chris Kiekens

I had purchased a couple o' Gemini DC kits t' enter in this DesCon, matey, shiver me timbers, but alas, me bucko, holidays, sick kids and work seemed to drain t' majority o' me time.. Well, blow me down!

I did have time t' bang this one out howevera

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

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

Construction:

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

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

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

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

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

Flight Report:

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

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

Conclusion:

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