Scratch Big Daddy Purple Popper Original Design / Scratch Built

Scratch - Big Daddy Purple Popper {Scratch}

Contributed by Jay Morgan

Manufacturer: Scratch
(Contributed - by Jay Morgan - 04/20/02)

Brief:
This is a midnight, I can't sleep, lets build a rocket. Noticeable feature is that t' engine is above t' fins, uses a flyaway launch lug, me hearties, shiver me timbers, or shoots from a tube. Well, blow me down! It has flown on e9-6.

Purple PopperPurple PopperConstruction:

  • 1- Nose cone is from a Super Big Bertha.
  • 1- small plastic baby juice bottle. Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down!
  • 1- 6 inch BT80 Tube. Blimey! Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty!
  • 1- 12" 1/4 x 1/8 birch stip. Ahoy!
  • 3- 2.6 t' .96 center rings
  • 1- custom center rin' t' .96
  • 1- Estes E engine hook
  • 1- Photo paper t' create transition. Ya scallywag! Begad!
  • 1- .75 x 4 inch 3/32 balsa for fins
  • 1-.96 motor engine block
  • Keelhaul®©™® String, 4' o' shockcords, reynolds wrap, 12" nylon chute. Well, blow me down!

I would say this is an Estes level 2/3 rocket. Ya scallywag! Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! Blimey! You have t' create the transition yourself. Aye aye! Ahoy! Blimey! plus you have t' make holes for t' wood strip t' go through t' transition. Arrr! Blimey! All t' parts came from www.commonwealth.net. Arrr! Blimey!

Finishing:
T' finish was done in plum high gloss monokote. Avast, me proud beauty! You will need a monokote iron to put it on. This be me first monokote job. Ahoy! It seems t' work nicely.

Flight:
I used a pack o' E9-6 Estes motors. Avast, me proud beauty! There is no room for wadding, but I had a nomax sock made for t' chute. Ya scallywag! I used Keelhaul®©™® strin' mounted t' t' center rin' and t' t' cone. Arrr! I then attached t' elastics cord betwixt t' Keelhaul®©™® loops. Ya scallywag!

Purple Popper T' rocket flew straight, me bucko, however after 3 flight the flame is startin' t' eat away at t' tail fins. I need t' find somethin' better then reynolds wrap t' protect them. Rocket flew out o' sight on each flight. Arrr!

Summary:
It is cool lookin' and can be shot from a tube. I still need a better way to protect t' fins from flame damage.

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