Boosted Bertha Model Rocket
Boosted Bertha
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Boosted Bertha™

SKU: 001946
$32.99
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Experience the ultimate multistage flying model rocket with Boosted Bertha! This sport rocket at its core will soar to new heights, reaching altitudes of 1000 feet powered by Estes C6-0 and C6-5 engines. Watch as the booster jettisons and gently tumbles back to earth, while the colorful 18 inch parachute deploys to provide a light landing for quick preparation of another launch.

Enjoy a day of building with quality materials including Estes body tubes, laser cut wood fins, molded plastic nose cone, and waterslide decals. Ideal for any rocket collector, this Bertha rocket is a must-have addition to your collection!

Build your own with the required tools and supplies, and don't forget to purchase the Estes Porta-Pad II Launch Pad, Electron Beam Launch Controller, and model rocket engines for an exciting launch experience (sold separately). Get your Boosted Bertha today and reach new heights!

  • SKILL LEVEL: Advanced
  • RECOMMENDED ENGINES: Rocket Only : B4-2, B4-4, B6-2, B6-4, B6-6, C6-5, C6-7 Two Stages: Rocket : A8-3, A8-5, B4-4, B6-2, B6-4, B6-6, C6-5, C6-7 Booster : A8-0, B6-0, C6-0
  • PROJECTED ALTITUDE: 1000 ft. (305 m)

Overview

A sport rocket at its core, the second booster of this multistage flying model rocket will push this Bertha skyward, reaching twice the height of Big Bertha. The Boosted Bertha will reach altitudes of  up to1000 feet when powered with an Estes C6-0 engine in the booster stage and an Estes C6-5 engine in the main rocket.

After the first stage ignites, the booster jettisons and gently tumbles back to earth. Once the rocket reaches apogee, the rocket will deploy the recovery system—a colorful 18 inch parachute. This provides the Boosted Bertha a light landing so that it can be quickly prepared for another launch.

Quality Estes body tubes, laser cut wood fins, a molded plastic nose cone, and easy-to-apply waterslide decals make for a full day of building enjoyment. This Bertha is a must-have for any rocket collector!

What You Need to Fly

Estes Porta-Pad II Launch Pad and Electron Beam Launch Controller, Estes model rocket engines, starters and recovery wadding.
Four 1.5V high quality AA alkaline batteries (sold separately)

Technical Specifications

  • Recommended Engines

Rocket Only : B4-2, B4-4, B6-2, B6-4, B6-6, C6-5, C6-7
Two Stages:
Rocket : A8-3, A8-5, B4-4, B6-2, B6-4, B6-6, C6-5, C6-7
Booster : A8-0, B6-0, C6-0
  • Launch System

Porta-Pad II
  • Projected Max Altitude

1000 ft. (305 m)
  • Recovery System

18 in. (45.7 cm) Parachute
  • Length

28.2 in. (71.6 cm)
  • Diameter

1.64 in. (42 mm)
  • Weight

4 oz. (113.4 g)
  • Fin Material

Laser Cut Balsa Wood

Needed to Build (sold separately)

Scissors, pencil, ruler, fine sandpaper, carpenter's glue, plastic cement, hobby knife, masking tape, clear tape, primer (white), paint (orange, white), and clear coat (optional).
This product recommended for children ages 10+ with adult supervision for those under 12, and rocketeers of all ages.

Customer Reviews

Based on 12 reviews
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Tom Gerald
Big and Retro Visual Delight

Still in my "yet to assemble" stash, Boosted Berta has great appeal and is a direct descendant from Estes's early days "heavy," the Astron Ranger. I already know that my paint scheme will reflect the black and white tracking patterns of the glory days of White Sands Proving Grounds 1950s V-2 ventures out of the atmosphere.

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Richard Jantz
Boosted Bertha

Fun and easy to build. Been to busy to shoot it off but anxious to do it.

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Billy
Few problems

Fun to build and keeps you occupied for a couple hours but the lower sage fins were rough to fit into the fin tab slots and the upper stage fins were too heavy and would slide off.
Fun to build but a big challenge which looks so cool when it lifted off bu with light winds it would tern horizontally and launch about 100 yards horizontally.