Estes Rockets: Big Bertha Rocket Launch Set for Classic High-Flying Fun

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The Big Bertha gives you a slow, realistic liftoff. What a thrill it is to watch! Propelled by powerful Estes standard model rocket engines, this beauty travels to 500 feet. In one afternoon your Bertha is ready for an exciting time at the launch field!

  • Recommended Engines: B4-2, B4-4, B6-2, B6-4, C6-5
  • Projected Max Altitude: 500 ft. (152 m)
  • Slow realistic liftoff
  • Large 18 in. parachute

Big Bertha is an Estes original! She's an all-around Estes favorite that has truly withstood the test of time. Over the decades, Big Bertha has been most modelers' first big build. If you've never flown a Bertha, get one and launch it. Once you've flown it, you'll take it to every launch!

The Big Bertha gives you a slow, realistic liftoff. What a thrill it is to watch! Propelled by powerful standard Estes engines, this beauty travels to 500 feet and comes back to Earth with an 18 inch parachute. Quality Estes body tubes, laser cut wood fins, molded plastic nose cone and easy to apply waterslide decals makes this rocket kit a perfect companion for an afternoon of building enjoyment. The Big Bertha is guaranteed to impress even the savviest of rocketeers.

Technical Specifications

Recommended Engines: B4-2, B4-4, B6-2, B6-4, C6-5

Launch System: Porta-Pad II

Projected Max Altitude: 500 ft. (152 m)

Recovery System: 18 in. (45.7 cm) Parachute

Length: 24 in. (61 cm)

Diameter: 1.64 in. (42 mm)

Weight: 2.5 oz. (70.9 g)

Fin Material: Laser Cut Balsa Wood

Needed to Build (sold separately)

Scissors, pencil, ruler, fine sandpaper, carpenter's glue, hobby knife, masking tape, primer (white) and paint (black, yellow).

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