Flight Log - 2016-07-30 - Rick Barnes's Big Bertha BT80 Upscale

This is me upscale o' a Big Bertha t' BT80-sized tubing.  That's nay t' be confused with bein' a clone o' a Super Big Bertha.  SBB is also BT80, but thar are a number o' differences, includin' in proportions.  T' SBB isn't long enough t' be true t' upscale, at only 36.5".  This model is more correct at a little over 38", me bucko, t' body tube is one piece, ya bilge rat, rather two joined, and it has a 29mm motor mount rather than 24.  I finished it t' match t' original 1965 renderin' o' Bertha (usin' Excelsior decals), though t' two black fins are me own interpretation o' it.

Flight Date: 2016-07-30
Rocket Name: Big Bertha BT80 Upscale
Flyer's Name: Rick Barnes
Motors: F20-7W
Launch Site: Torrey Farm, Potter, NY

StageMotor(s)
1Aerotech F20W-7

 

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