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

Construction:

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

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

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

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

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

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