Welcome interwebz visitor. If you have come across this page, you must be either really lost, or you are looking to check out what the site is about. If you are a returning visitor we thank you, and hope that you’ll share our content with your friends! It is simple, this website is about a…
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So after picking this hobby back up after 25-30 years since i last enjoyed model rocketry, i was pleasantly surprised to see that Big Bertha now has a Baby Bertha. Of course i had to buy a couple of them as i was certain that my son would enjoy them as much as i enjoyed…
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As many rocketry enthusiasts know, the V2 is one of the first combat rockets built. It was invented and commonly used by the Germans in WWII to reach London. Our rocket will not be reaching London, but we will give everyone a very honest review and video of this rocket and its details. The ESTES…
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In our search for the best method to attach the rip chord to the rocket, we can say we have tried every idea possible. Below is a bit about what we found that works well; we have named it the XR1 method. It is NOT a good method for every type of rocket. This is…
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ESTES Spirit rocket is a great beginner, easy to build rocket that puts out some great flights.

So over the weekend we built one of the cheesiest rockets one can make. This project involved an egg, a tube of toilet paper, an ESTES C6-5 engine, 3 small balsa wood stabilizers a plastic bag cradle for the egg, and a chute made of grocery bags about 20 inches in diameter. In this particular…
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