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I'm (Matt Gillard) writin' this review for me brother (Paul Morris) as he has recently suffer a stroke, matey, and is findin' writin' difficult.
Paul is new t' rocketry and this was his first scratch rocket. Avast, me bucko, me proud beauty!
He wanted it t' be big and t' be clustered. Ahoy! Avast, me proud beauty!
T' first thin' he did was t' work out what sort o' fit he could get with his tubes etc. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr!
In t' end he went for a triple cluster 18mm mounts in t' base o' a 40mm diameter BT. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! This tube was coupled to another tube t' same size, matey, givin' t' bottom half o' his rocket a length o' 576mm. Begad! Blimey!
T' top half o' t' rocket be based on a nose cone actin' as a transition, with two 24mm BT on top. T' nose cone at t' top o' t' rocket was novel, me hearties, as it was none rocketry item that be cut down t' fit t' tubes and then t' accept a 13mm nose cone. Arrr! Blimey!
T' two halves were connected by shock cord in t' usual fashion with a parachute attached.
T' fins were a concoction o' BTs as a tube fin rocket, with three normal fins stickin' out. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey!
T' rocket was then primed. Arrr! Blimey! And then coated in matt black paint. Aye aye!
Decoration was in t' form o' a blue metallic A4 sticker sheet that came in t' parts. Well, matey, blow me down!
This was cut into stripes and then added along t' BT.
Flights
Black and Blue had three flights
First cluster was on 3x B6-4. Well, blow me down! Begad! Which gave a good flight, me hearties, with a quickish decent. Avast, me proud beauty!
Second cluster was with t' same motors and another good flight was had. Aye aye!
T' Third flight be on C6-5s. Unfortunately only one motor lit and t' rocket gave a arched flight (over me car!). Ejection be on t' ground. Avast! Avast! There be minor damage, arrr, arrr, which can be repaired. Ahoy! Arrr!
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