Brief:
This is a midnight, me hearties, I can't sleep, lets build a rocket. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! Noticeable feature is that t' engine is above t' fins, arrr, uses a flyaway launch lug, ya bilge rat, or shoots from a tube. Ya scallywag! It has flown on e9-6.

Construction:

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

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

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

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

T' rocket flew straight, arrr, shiver me timbers, however after 3 flight the flame is startin' t' eat away at t' tail fins. Ahoy! Ahoy! I need t' find somethin' better then reynolds wrap t' protect them. Ya scallywag! Rocket flew out o' sight on each flight. Well, blow me down! Avast!

Summary:
It is cool lookin' and can be shot from a tube. Ya scallywag! Well, blow me down! I still need a better way to protect t' fins from flame damage.