Estes Saturn V Launch
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
- This is an Estes kit #2001. It is a 1/100 scale model of the iconic Saturn V launch vehicle. I've had this kit for over 30 years, but didn't have the confidence to build and launch it until now. Altogether this rocket took 5 weeks to build. The engine used was a D12-3. Shortly after apogee I rotated my phone camera 90 degrees to keep the two descending sections in view, so apologies that it's disorienting. The lower section has two parachutes, but only one opened. Fortunately the rocket was recovered with no damage. If you look carefully shortly after ejection you will see the last quarter moon sweep by. It isn't the greatest camera recording, but I hope you enjoy the video.
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This is some great globe proof. It’s clearly shows the earth spinning 90 degrees from start to finish.
That's the wind
Came here to make the same joke. :-)
Haha Yes
@@trymacskreditkarte3279 whoosh
@iron4321 Have you had this issue long; the whole, "not being funny" thing?
Me and my best friend use to launch rockets some 50 years ago, Brian had an Apollo rocket and used the “E” engines, big 42” silk parachute. We launched from the school yard. It went so high we lost track of it, but saw it coming down pretty far away. The adventure continued picking up the launch pad and all the stuff, getting on our bikes and chasing down the rocket. Missed all the eucalyptus trees, houses and everything else, landed in a field. That was a good day!
Beautiful story. Sounds like lots of fun ✨
Why did you use a 42in chute on a high flying e sized rocket? surely it couldn’t have been that heavy.
@@generalafrika4736- we did the same in Van Cortland Park, in the Bronx ( NY) . I was more a Centuri guy . Launched a three stage once - never found the 3rd stage ..
Then there was the Payloader ll , poor mouse..
OCTOBER SKY!!
Indeed! Had some Saturdays exactly like that. Showing our age, but I don't care!
how incredibly straight is went was the thing hat impressed me.
Thanks. I've seen so many Saturn V models go sideways. Thankfully mine went true.
The only time I saw one of these models lift off a pad was at a rocket meet some 50+ years ago. It got maybe 10 feet off the ground then crashed in pieces before the chutes popped out. I think what happened was the [inexperienced] owner used wrong sized engines thinking it would be safer than sending it too high. OOPS! Good to see the Saturn V once again.
Thanks for the comment. There are several videos out there of this rocket that end in disaster. My hope was to demonstrate that this model does perform well if built carefully.
@@jameswilkinson259 Well, we know it performed properly once out of all those times; you proved that much. lol Unless of course you cgi-ed this.; but im giving you the benefit of the doubt. 😋
@@ToyotaGuy1971 I don't know how to CGI, but some people think that I do.🤷♂
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My toddler just made me watch this 10 times in a row. Thanks for sharing and entertaining her!
Glad she enjoyed it. Thank you for the kind comment!
A kid in 8th grade had one of these and brought it in for science class. It burned up without leaving the launch pad. The teacher, Mr. Coca, went into hysterics laughing
That’s a dumb teacher. The kid is probably smarter than the teacher . The kid is way younger and he tried to launch a rocket. The teacher, being unable to explain how and why it did not launch, had to laugh to shame him. People like this kills passion.
@@sivanravee3089 He might just have found the event itself funny. I know I would have
@@sivanravee3089That's a shitload of assumptions from just 3 sentences...
I built the Centuri Nike Smoke back in 8th grade for my class science project on how sounding rockets were being used.
Clearly would have been a bit more impressive had I been able to launch it as part of the presentation.
@@dr.zarkhov9753Nike is a beauty. From Ajax to Zeus, I don’t have a particular favorite.
That is a fantastically well done model! And a great flight as well. Bravo. 👏
Some don't like it, but glad you enjoyed it.
I built one in the early 1970s, but never had the guts to launch it. Somewhere along the line it lost the emergency rocket on top of the capsule. I contacted Estes and they sent me a new one that worked perfectly. The restored rocket now it sits next to one I built from Legos a couple years back.
Thanks for the comment. I can understand why you were hesitant to launch that baby. They are such beautiful models. Mine is retired after one launch. That Lego Saturn V looks pretty neat. I might get one someday.
Perfect launch! My friends and I used to launch Estes rockets back in the mid-1970s. We had so much fun.
Glad you liked it. I was born in '78 and my dad got me into Estes model rockets when I was in grade school. It's a great hobby for all ages.
Nice, straight boost, well built.
A very “nominal” mission.
We were launching Estes rockets back in 1964 in High School.
If you want a REAL shocker, look up Estes Invader. It flew up like a rocket, ejected engine then flew like a glider.
That was the same time my dad was launching model rockets. There were some really cool kits back then that I wish were still around. Thanks for the comment!
Just like I remember. I always liked building and flying Estes and Centuri model rockets and planes. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the kind comment.
"It's a lovely lift off" as Pete Conrad said after Apollo 12 lifted off. Only his Saturn V was struck by lightning!!. Nice job building the model!!
@@frankgercas1392 Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. It took me about 5 weeks to build and paint.
I'll never forget when I was a kid the Houston Astros shooting one of those off in the infield of the Astrodome before the game. Got my first model rocket set that Christmas! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for commenting about that neat memory.
I love Estes rockets. I had so much fun with them in my youth, mainly launching them sideways. 😂
Great kit. Great launch. Thankyou for posting this. It brings me back.
I'm glad you enjoyed this.
i miss my childhood i just remembered how cool rockets are
@@DeutschPolizei I didn’t have a childhood so now I am 20 exploring them for the first time :(
@@TechSavagePro enjoy it
That was awesome brother when I was little had a friend his uncle was a big time fan of model rockets he had a Saturn 5 rocket and it used like 6or 7 engines for this rocket never seen it fly but from what he told us he had a little steal dish that the rocket would rest in had black powered in it and would ignite all engines at once
Glad you enjoy it and thanks for the nice comment. This rocket just uses a single engine, but some earlier versions used multiple engines like the one you mentioned.
Just launched Big Bertha this past weekend. My brother had one over 40 yrs ago and I never forgot it. I’ve had my kids interested in model rocketry for over a decade now. Fun, fun hobby for sure
You bet. Thanks for a great comment.
That was one hell of a beautiful launch. Looked to be a perfect day for it. Congrats on a successful recovery.
One day she'll fly once more. 😉
@@dr.zarkhov9753 Thank you. Next time I might try an E motor.
Back in the 1960s, Estes rockets were amazing. My friends and I launched, blew up, rebuilt, relaunched, modified, and learned much. Of course, we pushed the boundary of safety...often.
All without adult supervision, no helmets, no warning labels, no permits, no government oversight...just kids having fun.
i remember when the Saturn V was the most expensive rocket in the catalog...before cineroc!
That was sometime in the '70s wasn't it?
@@jameswilkinson259summer of '69. $10.
NASA would be proud. That is as clean as it gets.
Nice model. Great fun. Can't wait to relaunch my childhood fun when my grandkids get a bit older. I never had one as cool as that one.
We have one of those with over 20 successful launches on it. It's a pretty impressive reliable rocket.
They certainly are beauties.
Perfect!! I feel like they traveled higher when I was younger, but everything seems bigger, I guess. I remember one of the rockets had (4) larger drivers, but it always had problems at launch.
You should optimice your camerawork... seriously, a clean start and good flightsequence. And a cool landing...thanks for sharing and good luck for your next starts...👍
Glad you enjoyed it! This is something I don't normally do, but I hope to improve the quality over time. Thanks for the kind words!
I liked the unique change of camera angles, made vid more interesting.
@@endah9692 Thanks! It wasn't my intention to record that way, but that's how it happened.
@@jameswilkinson259you made a good video whether you meant for that to happen or not.
Nice launch and successful landing
Wow. Perfect parachute deployment 🚀👍
Awesome build and great launch
Thanks JMAC.
Back in the early 90's, Estes had these with a conversion to run their E15 engines, which were way more spicy than the D's and with more guts than their current E9's. Launched one 5 or 6 times with those engines, and nearly lost sight of it each time.
I didn't know that there was conversion kit during that time. I modified my Saturn V so it can use both D12 or E12 engines,but I'm worried that the heavier E12 might cause instability. Someday I might try it.
@@jameswilkinson259: I would say the weight isn't going to get things too far out of balance. The E12 is just going to be a D12 with more fuel, so there's not going to be much change in thrust. The old E15's were beasts.
The conversion was basically an option with the early 90's Saturn V kits. All there was to it was a longer engine hook, a different template to make your markings for the engine mount, and a small orange spacing plug if you wanted to run D engines instead of E's.
Armstrong: Huston... We've got a problem...
NASA: this is mission control, What seems to be the problem Armstrong?
Armstrong: our rocket ain't rocketing... We made it absolutely nowhere...
@@Damariein 🤣
Nice launched and very nice,safe landing!🚀🥳🥳🎉🎉
Thank you. I'm glad it didn't crash and burn like so many others that I've seen.
I am your subscriber and I like your rockets@@jameswilkinson259
I grew up building and launching Estes rockets, in the early 1970’s. Gosh I loved that stuff. A friend and I would, on occasion, bring our rockets to school and do rocketry presentations that included launches.
Thanks for watching and for sharing your memories about this fun hobby.
Gonna go launch mine for the first time very soon!! I’m very excited, and nervous. 😅
@@TheEpicDragonCat Good luck! Get it on video if you can!
During the countdown you have to say "12, 11, 10, 9, ignition sequence starts, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0. All engines running. Lift-off! We have a lift-off, 32 minutes past the hour. Lift-off on Apollo 11."!!
That rocket is very cool! I like how the top actually flies off and gets it’s own parachute!
Glad that you enjoyed it!
Then you would've looooved the 3 stage ! It was almost three feet tall!! The 60s-early 70s were great times!
I did that about 23 years ago with my boys. Used a non Estes Aerotech E-15 engine. It was $10. I thought that was a lot then. Flew higher. And survived!
I modified the engine mount so that an E-12 engine can be used with this Saturn V. Someday I may try it, but I'm concerned about potential stability problems.
Perfect launch. Always admired/wanted that kit as a kid.
Amazing the video From portrait mode to landscape mode so flawless transition that I almost break my neck without knowing 😆😆😆
I built an Estes model of the space shuttle when my son was a young lad back during the late 80's. When the rocket reached its zenith and turned over the shuttle separated and flew back to earth in a wide circle and the fuel tank section was recovered by parachute. My son and I thought it was the coolest thing. Got quite a few launches out of it. Also had a Mercury Redstone among others. Good times.
Thanks for the comment! I had the space shuttle too around that same time when I was in grade school. My shuttle launch was a perfect disaster. I wish that kit was still available. Thanks for watching.
Interesting that this is becoming popular.
It was a big thing in the 70s when I was in H.S.
The model rocket hobby isn't as big as it once was. I was born in the '70s and my dad got me hooked on model rockets when I was in grade school. It's still a fun hobby for me. Kids at the parks usually show interest when I'm out launching. I'm only too happy to explain how it all works.
What a comeback
One of my Arlington VA friends built an Estes Saturn 5, and I went with them to launch it one day. I'm not sure what happened, but it exploded and caught fire only about 5 feet off the pad. That was roughly 53 years ago. In SpaceX terms, my friend's Saturn 5 experienced a RUD (Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly).
That must have been disappointing. I wonder what quality control was like back then for rocket engines. Maybe it was a defective one?
Amazing job keeping both chutes in frame
Thanks. I rotated the camera, but unfortunately the video looks disorienting.
You could edit the video to be a horizontal video the whole way through, and just rotate it while you rotate your hand, it may help with the disorientation. I've been doing 3D printed model rockets and know it can be hard to keep it in frame lol @@jameswilkinson259
Haha, love it. I built rockets when I was in grade school and mid school. Now as a grandfather/soon to be great grandfather I'm teaching my grandsons about model rocketry. Living in Tx they are fascinated with Space X program.
Thanks for the comment. Model rocketry is a great hobby for everyone! Merry Christmas!
The range is clear...nice launch.
Thanks for watching. Yes, I should have said range.
Great launch.
Thanks! It was good to finally see it fly.
Great launch!
Just ordered this saturn v rocket for science c🎓📡🔭 greetings from the UK 🇬🇧
Flashback! Those were the popular thing in the early to mid 1970s! The same parachutes and everything!
Rocket science is complicated but it's fun
I agree.
I’ve thought about getting into model rockets recently seeing so many videos like this! They are super cool and I love thinking about how these could be improved. Great video! Maybe next time have a couple more seconds to explain the rocket. Good luck on your next one!
Thanks for the kind words! More info is in the video description. Models like the Saturn V can be expensive, but model rocketry is a fairly inexpensive hobby in general. I prefer launching smaller rockets in the $10 to $20 range.
Adults have toys too just like children ❤️
Absolutely flawless execution
Thank you sir.
Awesome launch and great design
That eas the model I really wanted when I was a kid
Ultimate Estes rocket launch. Good job
Thanks!
I use to mail order my Estes. 1970 ?
You know how many Estes Saturn Vs I built and lost? Many. Three of them were discovered on the roof of the highschool. LOL
I built and launched this model in 1969 just after the moon landings. I gad the weakest motor so it looked similar to this launch; maybe less altitude. At that time it featured either a single D engine, or 4 B or C engines. What I remember most about the launch is that I failed to remove the starting key, which maintained a closed circuit. When I got back to the pad, all of the vinyl insulation on the wires had melted (the leads were touching)
Thanks for commenting and sharing your memories.
Slow motion = real rocket
Awesome Job man really cool , full support keep it up🎉
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the comment.
Perfect flight! Well done.
Nice job!
Thank you. It was good to finally see this build in the air.
So clean.
I loved building and launching my rockets back in the day. Great memories.
Thanks for the comment.
Got vertigo watching this video
Good job! I always wanted to build the Sat 5 and fly it.
Thanks. It's a challenging but rewarding build.
That was awesome!!
I built a lot of model rockets in the 70s but not this one. Cool to see one fly.
Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!
looks almost like the real one minus the 7 million pounds of thrust🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘
I remember looking through the Estes catalog when I was around 12 years old and wanting this rocket really bad.
I know exactly what you mean.
I spent a crazy amount of time building mine and when we tried to launch it it went up about 10 feet then went straight sideways and berried itself like a foot into the ground. Lol
Bummer! Sorry about the bad luck!
I’ve had fligjts like those. I was too impatient to let glue dry. 😉. or couldn’t find launch rod and tried coat hanger on a 20” kit. it was fun in the 70s
@@jameswilkinson259today i lost 3 rockets to the wind very disappointing
How do I launch my rocket bro I need it for a science project
@@kapabahcaravan6378 losing a rocket is always a bummer 😕
Nice transition to landscape xd
Nice! I like that they have parachutes. I wish I could be talented like you
Thanks! No talent really, just some time and experience.
Nearly fell off the couch turning my head like that 😂
I used to pore over Estes catalogs back in the 70s. This model was way beyond my means.
Did you keep any catalogs? It seems that they are highly collectible items these days.
@@jameswilkinson259 No, they're long gone. I fondly recall the '75 catalog, though, with the USS Enterprise on the cover. It was a great hobby.
Absolutely stunning.
Beautiful.
Thanks. I'm glad you are among the many people out there who enjoyed it.
That brings back memories , great video except where I got dizzy lol, do more Estes and centuri forever
I was really expecting this rocket to go alot higher tbh
It's a large, heavy rocket that wasn't intended to go very high. When Estes produced this rocket kit there wasn't anything stronger than the 'D' engine at the time. I can understand why people think it underwhelming. Thanks for commenting.
Nice launch 👍
Thanks! It was a relief to recover it without damage.
Haha nice filming skills, that rotation was surprisingly cool
Thanks! It just happened that way.
It landed in another dimension
This is amazing
Model rocketry is an amazing hobby!
That's an amazing lot it'd be more amazing if they had five stages That's why it was called the Saturn v
Lovely. Just lovely.
Neil armstrong would be proud 👏
*Louie
Used to have that same one. Gone forever now
I have a few like that too. Wish I still had 'em.
Last rocket I launched was The Wizard. Iirc I put a B6 engine in it. Never saw my poor Wizard again 😂
Sorry you lost your Wizard. The Wizard is a classic! I have one myself. Most of the time I use A8-3 engines because those small BT-20 rockets are so light. My favorite Estes rocket in that size is the Yankee.
@@jameswilkinson259 I had a friend with a Yankee. He put a C in it. Only half of it came back 😂🔥
❤❤😮amazing work done you
Text Book. Really nice
Thank you sir.
@James Wilkinson you got a reply from 321 that's pretty cool hahaha. Pretty big name in the rocket social media community haha
@@johnnyRandomadness Keith from ModelRockets321 seems like a pretty cool guy.
Excellent 👌
Glad you enjoyed it.
Very close to the goal line! 😅
Beautiful 😮😮😮
If it gets so high up that people think the Apollo era has started again
I used to launch these back in the 80's
@@timothytaylor5602 Same here. I still like doing it.
Wow! Amazing 😮😮❤❤❤
This is so satisfying to watch
Glad you like it, and thanks for watching.
@@jameswilkinson259 absolutely! Great vid, thank you for making
The good ole days😊
Wow, keeping me guessing! Somone actualy care's! The music salvage, correct? Idk! My science skills are lacking because of exposing the curruption as if networks where traded! Older brother who now? Richie! Weh!
I remember my Estes Saturn V. Building it was fun, but flying it was underwhelming.
I understand what you mean. It's a beautiful model and looks better on a bookshelf.
@@jameswilkinson259 This was 50 years ago, and I remember the thing had an engine adapter so you could fly it on a D engine or a cluster of four B or C engines. I used the D and ended up with an accordion on the first flight.
Great video
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
I remember watching the real ones go up when I lived in FL in the 60s/70s. The Vs would rattle the windows all the way up in Ormond Beach.
That must have been awesome to see.
@@jameswilkinson259 Oh yeah. One good thing about being olde ;-)
We'd watch the countdown on TV, and after it cleared the tower, we'd run outside before it came over the horizon. Staging looked like it was exploding.