Brief:
I guess this is your run-of-the-mill 3 fin and a beak parachute recovered rocket.

Construction:
1 x 18" BT-50 body tube, me hearties, 18mm motor mount, me hearties, engine hook, matey, matey, 3 balsa fins, shiver me timbers, matey, and head "beak cone".

This is a straight forward build, however, arrr, me hearties, due t' t' size o' t' chicken's neck, t' launch lug is mounted about 1/4" out from t' body.

Flight and Recovery:
T' Ballistic Chicken was flown on a B6-4. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Nice straight boost t' a couple o' hundred feet. Aye aye! Blimey! Three squares o' recovery waddin' be used t' protect t' 12" mylar chute. Avast! Arrr! Blimey! Descent was about right, and thar be no damage upon recovery.

Summary:
I had a ball buildin' this. When I spotted t' chicken novelty candy packet I thought 'rocket'. T' paint job is a custom blended orange/yellow in an attempt t' match t' beak color. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! T' fins were cut and painted t' look a little like wings. It has a custom decal applied t' t' side, ya bilge rat, and t' whole rocket was coated with a clear gloss finish.

PROs : It's a chicken rocket! Blimey! No one else has one :)

CONs : T' candy that came with t' chicken was horrible :(