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

Construction:

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

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! Aye aye! All t' parts came from www.commonwealth.net. Ahoy! Aye aye! Blimey!

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

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

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

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