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Eldred Pickett's Descon-14 Entry
Ok, this was only t' second design I've ever come up with. Begad! Arrr! I wanted t' do somethin' I had an idea for, ya bilge rat, arrr, just t' see if I could do it. Ahoy! T' 'fins' are simply two 5-inch circles o' balsa, ya bilge rat, me bucko, arrr, glued at t' end o' t' body tube. Blimey! Think of the body as t' meat in a sandwich. Arrr! Hopefully, t' pictures make it clear.
I wasn't sure if that would be stable, so I added 3 triangular fins t' the tube near t' nose cone. Ahoy! I finally cobbled together a launch rig that could shoot a clustered bird. Well, blow me down! It launched with 2 B6-4 engines. T' rocket corkscrewed a bit durin' flight, but didn't go too far off. Avast! Ahoy! Parachute came out smoothly, and it recovered well. Begad! I tried t' get a picture o' takeoff, ya bilge rat, but since I didn't have t' kids with me I had t' launch and try t' snap t' picture at t' same time. Begad! I got a *beautiful* picture o' t' smoke trail. Begad! Other pics show close-ups of design, me hearties, and recovery.
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