× We have recently moved to a new server. If you run into any issues, please let us know through the Contact Us link at the bottom of the page. Thanks for visiting RocketReviews.
Ty Bliss's Bumblebee
Manufacturer:Estes
Diameter:1.0000 inches
Style:Spin-Fin

A vintage Estes design (09-1994), this rocket wows the crowd when flying on a C6-5 with a dependable trail of tightly wound corkscrew-shaped exhaust on take-off and spiraling tracking smoke at apogee. Even veterans stop and watch this one go!

Bumblebee's secrets include a unique offset motor mount and a single fin designed with the perfect trim tab to sustain the spin until the ejection charge fires. 

Note: My rocket has balsa fins and is 19" tall.  Later Corkscrew production models have plastic fins and are 2 inches taller.    

 

 

    


Bumblebee - 25 Years Old and Still Flying!


Bumblebee - Offset Motor Mount Installed


Bumblebee - Fin with Trim Tab

Flights

comment Post a Comment