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