Berthimus Prime - Revision history

Danno at 01:40, 14 November 2023

2023-11-14T01:40:21Z

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	[[2019 Launch Reports#Berthimus Prime, CTI J400\|SLRA November 2019 Club Launch, J400]]		[[2019 Launch Reports#Berthimus Prime, CTI J400\|SLRA November 2019 Club Launch, J400]]

	[[2023 Launch Reports#Berthimus Prime, J420\|NSL East (2023), J420]]		[[2023 Launch Reports#Berthimus Prime flight #3, J420\|NSL East (2023), J420]]

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Danno at 01:27, 14 November 2023

2023-11-14T01:27:41Z

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	\|weight = 8 lbs. 2 oz. (3.7 kg)		\|weight = 8 lbs. 2 oz. (3.7 kg)
	\|motor-size = 38mm		\|motor-size = 38mm
	\|flights = 2		\|flights = 3
	\|max-altitude = not recorded		\|max-altitude = not recorded
	\|max-speed = not recorded		\|max-speed = not recorded
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	File:Berthimus-flies-again.jpg\|Second launch with unpainted repair section.\|alt=The rocket lifting off on a smoky motor. The unpainted repair is seen in the middle of the rocket.		File:Berthimus-flies-again.jpg\|Second launch with unpainted repair section.\|alt=The rocket lifting off on a smoky motor. The unpainted repair is seen in the middle of the rocket.
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			== Launches ==

			[[2019 Launch Reports#Berthimus Prime, CTI I212\|SLRA October 2019 Club Launch, I212]]

			[[2019 Launch Reports#Berthimus Prime, CTI J400\|SLRA November 2019 Club Launch, J400]]

			[[2023 Launch Reports#Berthimus Prime, J420\|NSL East (2023), J420]]

	[[Category:Rockets]]		[[Category:Rockets]]

Danno at 00:53, 9 May 2023

2023-05-09T00:53:40Z

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	File:Berthimus-flies-again.jpg\|Second launch with unpainted repair section.\|alt=The rocket lifting off on a smoky motor. The unpainted repair is seen in the middle of the rocket.		File:Berthimus-flies-again.jpg\|Second launch with unpainted repair section.\|alt=The rocket lifting off on a smoky motor. The unpainted repair is seen in the middle of the rocket.
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			[[Category:Rockets]]

Danno at 21:52, 15 April 2023

2023-04-15T21:52:49Z

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	File:Berthimus-reborn.jpg\|\|alt=A large yellow, black and white model rocket standing in a workshop. It is an upscaled version of an Estes Big Bertha.		File:Berthimus-reborn.jpg\|\|alt=A large yellow, black and white model rocket standing in a workshop. It is an upscaled version of an Estes Big Bertha.
	File:Berthimus-reborn-collage.jpg\|Before, during and after the repair.\|alt=A four photo montage showing the original rocket, the damaged section after the first flight, the unpainted repair with red fiberglass showing, and the repaired rocket.		File:Berthimus-reborn-collage.jpg\|Before, during and after the repair.\|alt=A four photo montage showing the original rocket, the damaged section after the first flight, the unpainted repair with red fiberglass showing, and the repaired rocket.
	File:~~Berthims~~-flies-again.jpg\|Second launch with unpainted repair section.\|alt=The rocket lifting off on a smoky motor. The unpainted repair is seen in the middle of the rocket.		File:Berthimus-flies-again.jpg\|Second launch with unpainted repair section.\|alt=The rocket lifting off on a smoky motor. The unpainted repair is seen in the middle of the rocket.
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Danno: Created page with "{{RocketInfoBox |image = Berthimus-reborn.jpg |diameter = 4 inches (101mm) |length = 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) |weight = 8 lbs. 2 oz. (3.7 kg) |motor-size = 38mm |flights = 2 |max-altitude = not recorded |max-speed = not recorded |status = Ready to fly |simfile = https://github.com/DanCrank/openrocket-sim-files/blob/master/berthimus-prime.ork }} This is an upscaled Big Bertha built from an Animal Motor Works kit. Acco..."

2023-04-15T21:52:06Z

Created page with "{{RocketInfoBox |image = Berthimus-reborn.jpg |diameter = 4 inches (101mm) |length = 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) |weight = 8 lbs. 2 oz. (3.7 kg) |motor-size = 38mm |flights = 2 |max-altitude = not recorded |max-speed = not recorded |status = Ready to fly |simfile = https://github.com/DanCrank/openrocket-sim-files/blob/master/berthimus-prime.ork }} This is an upscaled Big Bertha built from an Animal Motor Works kit. Acco..."

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|image = Berthimus-reborn.jpg
|diameter = 4 inches (101mm)
|length = 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m)
|weight = 8 lbs. 2 oz. (3.7 kg)
|motor-size = 38mm
|flights = 2
|max-altitude = not recorded
|max-speed = not recorded
|status = Ready to fly
|simfile = https://github.com/DanCrank/openrocket-sim-files/blob/master/berthimus-prime.ork
}}

This is an upscaled Big Bertha built from an Animal Motor Works kit. According to AMW's website, a limited run of 101 was produced for National Sport Launch 2018 at the request of Vern Estes; AMW still had some left at Airfest 2019 and I picked one up there. It appears to be out of production now.

I painted the rocket in colors matching the photo in the 1979 Estes catalog and made the graphics on my vinyl cutter. On its first flight, the rocket zippered due to a late motor ejection, requiring the top 2 feet of the lower airframe to be replaced. I replaced that section with a fiberglass tube for its second flight just a few weeks later. I finally got around to repainting the repaired section and redoing the graphic, but have not flown it again since then.

<gallery mode="slideshow">
File:Berthimus-reborn.jpg||alt=A large yellow, black and white model rocket standing in a workshop. It is an upscaled version of an Estes Big Bertha.
File:Berthimus-reborn-collage.jpg|Before, during and after the repair.|alt=A four photo montage showing the original rocket, the damaged section after the first flight, the unpainted repair with red fiberglass showing, and the repaired rocket.
File:Berthims-flies-again.jpg|Second launch with unpainted repair section.|alt=The rocket lifting off on a smoky motor. The unpainted repair is seen in the middle of the rocket.
</gallery>