RocketReviews.com - Estes - Bail-Out (2070) [1992-1998]

Brief:
Single-stage, wide-body rocket for carrying small GI-Joe or other small objects for ejection at apogee and recovery by parachute. Nose cone recovers by streamer.

Very easy to construct. Glue in a motor mount and the upper portion of the twist on fin can, glue in shock cord mount, install decals and recovery devices and it is ready.

Finishing:
The picture gives you the impression that the GI-Joe or other small object ejects out the side of the upper body of the rocket. The decal of a large door is only that, a decal. The man ejects out the top. No painting is required.

Flight:
Flies well on B or C. Flew once on A8 without a man on board, and only flew about 50 feet high, ejecting just above the ground.

I now have ten flights on this guy. The kids flew this 4 times yesterday in a preliminary spot landing experiment for a rocket competition they are entered in later this year.

Recovery:
Don't put too big a chute on the man figure (Johnny Quest is the usual passenger), it will drift forever if you do. Finally decided to use a streamer with the man and a 12 inch chute for the rocket body, nose cone glides with a 12 inch plastic streamer.

Summary:
Very simple rocket that an 8 year old can prep and fly, very robust, surviving ten flights so far including a core sample (picture of dirt and partially ejected purple chute included)

Flight Log

Date	Rocket Name	Motor(s)	Altitude	Notes
1992-06-15	Moe Bertrand's Estes Bail-Out	C6-3	-	Launched a rhino and a parasite glider...successful recovery
1992-07-19	Moe Bertrand's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-	Bailout with Big Bertha fins added in place of the destroyed clear plastic locking fin unit. ...
1992-07-20	Moe Bertrand's Estes Bail-Out	C6-7	-	Another perfect flight of the Bail-Out with Big Bertha style fins and nose cone added. Landed...
1992-07-20	Moe Bertrand's Estes Bail-Out	C6-7	-	Bail-Out with Big Bertha style fins and nose cone added. Flew perfectly. Landed quite close to...
1996-10-12	Bill Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-
1996-10-12	Bill Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-
1996-10-12	Bill Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-
1997-11-09	Sam Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	C6-5	-	Drifted off into a grove of trees, but we managed to recover it despite the fact that the trees...
1997-11-09	Sam Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-	Some scorching of chutes. Rocket landed hard on plastic fin and ended it's day. (Out of engines...
1997-11-09	Bill Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-
1997-11-09	Bill Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	C6-5	-
1997-11-09	Bill Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-
1998-08-20	David Fergus's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-
1998-08-28	David Fergus's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-
1998-10-10	David Fergus's Estes Bail-Out	C6-5	-
1998-10-10	Bill Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-
1998-10-10	Bill Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-
1998-10-10	Bill Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-
1999-06-12	David Fergus's Estes Bail-Out	C6-5	-
1999-10-16	Bill Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-
1999-10-16	Bill Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-
1999-10-16	Bill Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-
2000-03-04	David Fergus's Estes Bail-Out	C6-3	-
2000-10-14	Sam Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-	Winds weren't much to talk about, but strong enough to carry the action figure into a tree 20 feet...
2000-10-14	Bill Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-
2000-10-14	Bill Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-
2001-06-23	David Fergus's Estes Bail-Out	C6-5	-
2001-07-15	Bill Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	B6-6	-	New nose cone after original went with the wind last flight. Underpowered flight.
2001-10-10	Bill Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-
2001-11-11	Bill Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	C6-5	-	Great flight. Army man last seen heading for I-71. I should probably buy them by the case from now...
2002-02-09	Donald Besaw's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-	Nice slow launch. Used 18 inch chute for the Gi-Joe figure, worked great. All parts recovered...
2002-07-14	Bill Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-	Nice flight with new jumper. Final flight of the day despite being slated for more because someone...
2002-11-24	Donald Besaw's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-	Nice flight. Had a slight wobble on the way up. No damage.
2003-03-15	David Fergus's Estes Bail-Out	C6-5	-	some spinning on the way up
2003-03-15	David Fergus's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-	better than A8-3
2003-03-15	David Fergus's Estes Bail-Out	A8-3	-	not enough motor, ejected just above ground
2003-06-19	Donald Besaw's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-	Nice flight. No damage.
2003-07-06	Bill Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-	Kid's launch. First flight since repair. Army man and rocket recovered intact.
2003-11-02	Bill Eichelberger's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-	Rocket recovered better than army man.
2004-03-11	Donald Besaw's Estes Bail-Out	C6-5	-	Somewhat nice flight, lots of weathercocking and a very late ejection about 30-40 feet off the...
2005-07-09	Reid Smith's Estes Bail-Out	B6-4	-	Pretty much a disaster. chute ejected but didn't deploy and resulting descent was basically the...

Estes - Bail-Out (2070) [1992-1998]

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