Rocketry Videos

ESTES "HI-FLIER XL" MODEL ROCKET POST FLIGHT REVIEW! (2020-09-10)

The Estes "Hi-Flier XL" rocket flight data is in after a very successful flight and rocket recovery! This video covers the performance of the rocket including speed and altitude. [View]

ESTES NEW YEARS EVE MODEL ROCKET LAUNCH! (2019-12-31)

Follow me on Instagram @brianbaxterscience. This launch of the giant Mean Machine model rocket by Estes is powered by a D12-5 rocket engine. It reached an altitude of 450-feet and was recovered ... [View]

TESTING ESTES "BIG BERTHA" MODEL ROCKET, HOW WELL DOES IT FLY? (2019-04-09)

In this video I will be testing the Estes Big Bertha model rocket to see how well it flies. Although I am using a smaller than recommended engine, I am hoping to achieve a decent altitude and ... [View]

TESTING ESTES "MEAN MACHINE" MODEL ROCKET, HOW WELL DOES IT FLY? (2019-07-26)

This launch of Estes Mean Machine model rocket on a D12-5 rocket engine reached an altitude of 450 feet. I added a section to this rocket to make it stand over 7 ft. tall. Watch as this monster ... [View]

TESTING ESTES "STAR ORBITER" MODEL ROCKET, HOW WELL DOES IT FLY? (2019-03-21)

This is a test flight of the Estes Pro Series II "Star Orbiter" model rocket using an F15 black powder engine. It's maximum altitude using this engine is estimated at 1,800 ft. [View]

TESTING ESTES "TIGRES" MODEL ROCKET ON A C6-7 ENGINE, HOW WELL DOES IT FLY? (2020-04-10)

Follow me on Instagram @brianbaxterscience. This launch of Estes "Tigres" model rocket was a great launch and great flight. I would definitely recommend this rocket! The altimeter I used onboard ... [View]

TESTING ESTES E12-6 ROCKET ENGINE, STATIC TEST FIRE! (2020-08-27)

Estes E12-6 rocket engine is made for large model rockets. It has a total impulse of 40 Newton seconds, a 2.7 second thrust, and a 6 second delay before the ejection charge fires to deploy the ... [View]

TESTING ESTES F15-8 ROCKET ENGINE, HOW POWERFUL IS IT? (2019-01-06)

In this video I'll be test firing an F15-8 Estes black powder model rocket engine to test it's overall power. [View]

TESTING ESTES PRO SERIES II "F50-6T" COMPOSITE FUEL ROCKET ENGINE, HOW POWERFUL IS IT? (2019-05-06)

This is a test firing of the Estes F50-6T composite fuel rocket engine. This is the same type of engine that I used to launch "Majestic" several video's ago to an altitude of over 2,000 ft.  [View]