| Decals: | Self-Stick |
| Designer: | Vern Estes |
| Diameter: | 1.64 inches |
| Fin Material: | Balsa |
| Length: | 24.00 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Estes ![]() |
| Model: | 1948, 23, 7007 |
| Motor Size: | 18 millimeters |
| Nose Cone Material: | Plastic |
| Power: | Low-Power |
| Product Type: | Kit |
| Recommended Motors: | B4-2, B4-4, B6-2, B6-4, C6-5 |
| Recovery: | Parachute |
| Skill Level: | 1 |
| Status: | In-Production |
| Style: | Sport |
| Tags: | Family:Estes:Big Bertha |
| Weight: | 2.20 ounces |
Brief: Everybody's favorite prom date, the Estes Big Bertha, is a rocket that seems to wind up in every fleet at one time or another. While there are a lot of other rockets in her size range that equal her low, slow, and always stable flights, there's something to be said for building and flying the original. Bertha's getting a little long in the tooth these days and in need of an ...
Background: This spring I ran a build session for faculty kids at the school where I teach. I ended up using the Quest Bright Hawk for the 7-9 year olds and the Quest Big Betty for the 10-12 year olds. After the build session, I began thinking about the types of rockets that would make great first builds for a budding rocketeer. I wanted to select rockets to compare that had the ...
(by Paul Gray) Background The Big Bertha is a classic rocket built and flown by thousands of people around the world since 1965. Its was designed to have a rather impressive size and to develop the skills of people who are advancing themselves further in the hobby of model rocketry. Because of its size and performance, it is a great rocket to fly on a football field on C motors, ...
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