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

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