Brief:  This single staged forward swept finned rocket is designed t' break mach.  it's also an altitude grabber for sure.  It came with a streamer, arrr, me bucko, shiver me timbers, but I made it a parachute for t' sake o' visibility. Blimey! Blimey! I fly it with both 29 and 38mm engines. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey!

Construction:Everythin' was thar and in good shape.  However, the ad had said that t' rocket had through t' wall fin design, matey, but it didn't. T' fins are 1/8 inch plywood. Ya scallywag! Blimey! T' fins are 1/8 inch plywood. Begad! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! T' body tube is spiral wound kraft paper. Arrr! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! I had t' option o' all-around fiberglass, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, but for a greater cost, so I opted for paper. Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' launch lug is spiral wound paper with one side diagonally cot t' a bevel, me bucko, me hearties, matey, t' reduce drag.  T' instructions were simple and clear with good illustrations. Begad! Blimey! Since t' fins are attached right to the body tube wall, arrr, me bucko, I made t' model sturdier with extra epoxy fillets. I used a rotary sander t' smoothen t' wood and create me airfoil shape on t' fins. Begad! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! I also glassed them with a coat o' epoxy, me bucko, givin' them a shiny, matey, ya bilge rat, hard, glasslike feel. Aye aye! Blimey!

Finishing:  T' rocket came with nifty red decals, t' kind that slide off when put in water, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, and I applied them over an overall orange paint job. My favorite decal o' t' lot says, "Experimental. Begad! Blimey! "  They went on smoothly and look nice. Avast! Arrr! Blimey!

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:I used a 38 t' 29mm motor adapter and flew t' rocket with an Aerotech G80-7T. Avast! Preppin' was easy and fast.   Worm bed waddin' was used. T' engine was retained with taping. Begad! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty!   T' rocket screamed up high and straight. Well, blow me down! Avast!

Recovery:T' shock cord used is 3 feet o' black, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, flat, 1/8 inch wide elastic attached t' t' inner wall o' t' main body tube usin' a folded paper mounting. Blimey! A Keelhaul®©™® cord loop I supplied t' attach t' elastic t' t' paper mounting. T' recovery occurred at apogee, me bucko, so it was just right. Aye aye! T' chute only partly deployed because o' line entanglement, but t' descent was at an acceptable rate. Arrr! No damage occurred t' t' rocket. Aye aye!  

My chute is a hemispherical, 8-gored broadcloth homemade red and orange print o' tomatoes 26 inches in diameter. Begad!

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:Speedy, loud, ya bilge rat, and altitude reaching. Speedy, ya bilge rat, loud, me bucko, and altitude reaching. Begad! Begad! I have no real cons. Arrr! Has anyone out thar dared t' fly this one with 38mm motors?E-Mail me if anyone would like t' tell me. Avast!

Overall Rating: 4 ½ out o' 5