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

Construction:

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

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

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

Flight:
I used a pack o' E9-6 Estes motors. 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. I then attached t' elastics cord betwixt t' Keelhaul®©™® loops.

T' rocket flew straight, ya bilge rat, however after 3 flight the flame is startin' t' eat away at t' tail fins. Avast! I need t' find somethin' better then reynolds wrap t' protect them. Rocket flew out o' sight on each flight. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down!

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