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interpretation o' Heather's PDF submission.
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INSTRUCTIONS
This is me box o' parts! T' build me design, me bucko, you will also need:
Find t' wood skewers and rubber bands bundle and separate
them.
Cut t' pointed end off o' each o' t' three smaller sticks.
Next, me bucko, shiver me timbers, me bucko, take one o' t' paper cups and make three marks evenly spaced
around t' bottom rim o' t' cup.
Poke three small holes through t' rim o' t' cup, arrr, then push a rubber
band through each hole.
Thread each rubber band through itself as shown t' secure t' rubber
bands t' t' cup.
Find t' plastic piece in t' picture on t' left and cut it into three pieces and cut excess plastic off. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Glue the pieces with wood glue so that t' raised part is over t' purple line on t' cup and in line with t' rubber band holes. Begad! Blimey!
Next, arrr, shiver me timbers, slide a skewer through both loops o' one black rubber band, matey, ya bilge rat, then do t' same with t' other two. Ahoy! Blimey! Slide the other end o' each skewer through t' correspondin' brown rubber band, then loop each rubber band again t' tighten the bands. Begad!
Now find your 3" by 11 1/8" piece o' balsa and cut it into four 3" by 2 3/4" pieces. Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! There will be a small scrap piece left over. Begad! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey!
Cut four pieces o' BT-60 tube and four pieces o' BT-50 tube 4 1/2" long.
Cut eight pieces o' BT-5 tube 3 1/2" long.
To do this, matey, you can cut a strip o' paper 4 1/2" (or 3 1/2") in width, shiver me timbers, then wrap t' paper strip around
the
tube flush with t' bottom o' t' tube and mark around t' tube along t' top o' t' paper.
Cut on t' mark with t' razor saw.
Next, cut out t' fin guide below and tape it around t' BT-70 tube.
Mark t' tube above and below each line on t' guide.
Now use t' marks t' draw a straight line along t' length o' t' tube. A doorframe makes a good
straightedge for for markin' tubes.
Use super glue t' attach t' BT-20 tubefins along every other line with t' bottom o' t' body tube even
with t' bottom o' each tubefin. Fillet with wood glue along both sides o' each tubefin. Begad! Ya scallywag!
Next, shiver me timbers, glue t' balsa fins along t' other four lines, me hearties, me bucko, also even with t' bottom o' t' BT-70 body tube. Arrr! Begad! Blimey! Use super
glue t' attach t' fins, me bucko, then wood glue t' fillet.
Use a doorframe or another straightedge t' draw a straight line along t' length o' each BT-50 tube section. Begad! Next, measure and make a mark on t' line 3/4" from each end o' t' tubefins. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Use super glue t' attach t' BT-50 tubefins t' t' balsa fins. Begad! Line up t' balsa fins along t' line and betwixt t' marks on each tubefin. Fillet with wood glue.
Cut two small
sections o' BT-50 tube t' 2 3/4" in length. Begad! Begad! Use wood glue t' glue an engine block into t' end o' each tube, flush
with t' top o' each tube section. Aye aye! Measure and put a mark 1/2" from t' bottom (opposite t' engine block) o' each
tube. Arrr!
Test fit and sand t' centerin' rings if necessary. Aye aye! Blimey! Well, me bucko, blow me down! Blimey! Use wood glue t' glue one centerin' rin' flush with t' top of each tube and t' other even with t' 1/2" marks on t' tubes. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Glue t' motor mount inside t' BT-70 body tube so that t' bottom centerin' rin' is flush with t' bottom o' t' body tube.
Find t' package o' shock cord and cut out t' two big shock cord mounts. Arrr! Aye aye! Glue with wood glue and fold the
shock cord into each mount, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, matey, then glue one t' t' inside o' t' body tube and t' other t' t' bottom o' t' cup, matey, on the
inside.
Glue a section o' 3/16 launch lug inside one o' t' BT-60 tube fins and another halfway up t' body tube on the same line t' tubefin is glued along. Begad! Glue 1/8 lugs where t' legs fall when t' lander is placed on t' rocket and folded up. Avast!
Cut a slit in t' side o' t' cup t' accomodate t' launch rod. Avast! Begad! Add noseweight if needed and tape t' easter egg half t' t' bottom rim o' t' cup. Well, blow me down! T' shroud lines on t' yellow parachute are doubled, matey, so cut off one from each point on t' chute and put them on t' silver chute usin' scotch tape. Ya scallywag! Attach t' shroud lines packaged with t' orange chute with tape. Attach t' silver parachute and t' orange and white parachute t' t' shock cord on t' booster. I also used strin' from me box t' separate t' two. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! Attach t' yellow chute t' t' shock cord on t' lander. Aye aye! Add maskin' tape (or scotch tape) above t' rubber bands t' prevent sliding. You are now ready t' fly!
My first flight was on two D 12-5s. Well, blow me down! It boosted well and recovered nicely, ya bilge rat, me hearties, with all three chutes deploying. Blimey! The lander didn't land upright, shiver me timbers, but maybe after some more fine tunin' and possibly addin' guides t' lock t' legs in place, it might land sucessfully!
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