Orange Bullet (English Only) Skill INT

In 1961, Vern Estes designed the first Estes model rocket
packaged for sale as a complete kit, the Astron Scout™. But
before the Astron Scout took flight, a never before seen prototype was
created. This prototype, named the Orange Bullet, used metal weights
glued to the end of the fin tips to shift the center of gravity (CG)
back after the engine popped out at apogee, resulting in the rocket
tumbling gently instead of streamlining in nose first.

While the design functioned, Vern and fellow rocketeer G.
Harry Stine decided they could achieve the same thing without ejecting
the engine. The weight of the rocket engine itself was used to shift
the CG backwards in a later version which became the classic Astron
Scout. This rocket sold tens of thousands of kits over its long
lifetime and inspired countless young people to pursue technical
careers.

Sixty years later, Bill Stine, G. Harry Stine’s son
and current Estes Vice President decided it was time for the Orange
bullet to take flight. This March, Estes will launch the first rocket
in the new Designer Signature Series and the first complete kit Vern
Estes ever designed, the Orange Bullet.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BUILD: Scissors, pencil, fine sandpaper,
carpenter’s glue, sanding block, hobby knife, masking tape,
primer (white) and paint (grey, orange). (Tools, construction and
finishing supplies not included.)

WHAT YOU NEED TO LAUNCH (sold separately): 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 are
also required for launch controller (not included).