I thought I had made a mistake with this one, I could never add enough nose weight t' make it stable durin' a spin test. I be tryin' t' make a really small diameter tube, me bucko, by wrappin' paper around a wooden spoon handle. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! There wasn't goin' t' be a recovery system, t' engine was goin' t' eject, and the rocket would tumble back. Well, blow me down! Since then I've learned a lot more about stability. Begad! Arrr! I learned about t' CP ( centre o' pressure) on rec.model.rockets ( a great news group t' subscribe t' if you're interested in this stuff), me hearties, ya bilge rat, and where it should be in relation t' t' CG ( centre o' gravity).

So anyway I entered t' MkIII design into VCP, wRASP & RockSim, and it came out stable, so I flew it. Actually it flew well, ya bilge rat, really high and the engine ejected too. Begad! It just didn't go unstable and tumble, so it lawn darted. T' body tube is a bit bent now, ya bilge rat, me bucko, matey, and due t' t' construction is probably not repairable, matey, ya bilge rat, me hearties, so retirement beckons. Avast!