Miles M.39C Libellula... A WWII Odd-Roc

Here's a rather obscure British WWII plane that seems to work nicely as a rocket pretty much as is.

Miles M.39B Libellula Wikipedia

The Miles M.39B Libellula (from Libellulidae, a taxonomic family of dragonflies) was a Second World War tandem wing experimental aircraft built by Miles Aircraft, designed to give the pilot the best view possible for landing on aircraft carriers. A scale version of the M.39 design was proposed by Miles to meet Air Ministry specification B.11/41 for a fast bomber. The M.39B was used by Miles to generate data from which the M.39 design was improved, but the M.39 project was cancelled and the M.39B broken up.

The M.39C was a pusher version... and that's similar to the rocket I've created below.

I moved the motor nacelles in tight to the rear tailcone. The ejection will be through the side wall of the motor tube into the fuselage, and the parachute will eject via bomb bay doors on the bottom of the rocket. At least that's the plan.

I wanted to use some 29mm Estes black powder motors but the off the rod speed is less than 30 mph. Using composite 29mm motors only (1) is req'd... so I can cluster the two motors without fear of one not lighting.

Looks like a fun project. I may opt to not use the front canards.... but I had good luck with my Hammerhead.