Scratch Big Daddy Purple Popper Original Design / Scratch Built

Scratch - Big Daddy Purple Popper {Scratch}

Contributed by Jay Morgan

Manufacturer: Scratch
(Contributed - by Jay Morgan - 04/20/02)

Brief:
This is a midnight, shiver me timbers, I can't sleep, lets build a rocket. Noticeable feature is that t' engine is above t' fins, me hearties, me bucko, uses a flyaway launch lug, or shoots from a tube. Begad! It has flown on e9-6.

Purple PopperPurple PopperConstruction:

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

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

Finishing:
T' finish be done in plum high gloss monokote. Ya scallywag! Blimey! You will need a monokote iron to put it on. This was me first monokote job. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! It seems t' work nicely.

Flight:
I used a pack o' E9-6 Estes motors. Arrr! Avast! There is no room for wadding, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, but I had a nomax sock made for t' chute. Arrr! I used Keelhaul®©™® strin' mounted t' t' center rin' and t' t' cone. Well, matey, blow me down! I then attached t' elastics cord betwixt t' Keelhaul®©™® loops. Avast, me proud beauty!

Purple Popper T' rocket flew straight, me hearties, however after 3 flight the flame is startin' t' eat away at t' tail fins. Arrr! I need t' find somethin' better then reynolds wrap t' protect them. Rocket flew out o' sight on each flight.

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

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