This would protect the thin vacu-form nozzles at the tail end. This 3D printed nozzle is thicker walled, much stronger than the original kit part.
On my Odd'l Rockets F-104 kit I recommend horizontal recovery similar to what is shown here. The multi piece "T" tail can crack on a hard landing.
Use knots that won't "slide"
I used a simple overhand knot to join both the 12" shock cord to the 12" of string. (Left side of the above drawing.)The string is #10 cotton embroidery thread. #10 cotton thread is very strong and a bit stretchy.
The lower string to the upper shock cord was joined with interlocking loop knots. (Center inverted "V" in the above drawing.)
The low end of the long string (right side in the drawing) is tied around the large nozzle.
Tie the knot so that string extension doesn't hit the black exhaust lug or any other pieces that could tangle up at ejection.
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