Round Robin

Eldred Pickett's Descon-14 Entry

Parts List

• 1 BT-60 body tube
• 1 BT-60 nost cone
• 1 2-engine mount from FlisKits
• sheet o' 1/8" balsa

Ok, this be only t' second design I've ever come up with. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! I wanted t' do somethin' I had an idea for, shiver me timbers, matey, matey, just t' see if I could do it. Avast! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! T' 'fins' are simply two 5-inch circles o' balsa, glued at t' end o' t' body tube. Begad! Blimey! Think of the body as t' meat in a sandwich. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Hopefully, matey, t' pictures make it clear. Blimey! Blimey!

I wasn't sure if that would be stable, me bucko, shiver me timbers, so I added 3 triangular fins t' the tube near t' nose cone. I finally cobbled together a launch rig that could shoot a clustered bird. Begad! It launched with 2 B6-4 engines. Avast! T' rocket corkscrewed a bit durin' flight, me hearties, but didn't go too far off. Arrr! Parachute came out smoothly, and it recovered well. Blimey! I tried t' get a picture o' takeoff, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, but since I didn't have t' kids with me I had t' launch and try t' snap t' picture at t' same time. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, me bucko, blow me down! I got a *beautiful* picture o' t' smoke trail. Begad! Other pics show close-ups of design, and recovery. Arrr!