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 Rocketry Product: Estes - Firefly {Kit} (1280) [1976-1980]

Blast From The Past: BAR Rocket Fleet # PG-1 Firefly-B (2017-05-10)

  Parasite Glider Rebuild of Estes Kit # 1280   Length:   12.0”   305mm Wing Span:   4.5”   114mm Weight:   .16 oz   ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: The Mysterious Estes Bomarc and Firefly Part 1 (2017-05-11)

On his Blast From The Past blog ( CLICK HERE ), Edward Mitton did a post about the OOP Estes Firefly Parasite glider. That got me to thinking about something I realized about the two kits. The ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: The Mysterious Estes Bomarc and Firefly Part 2 (2017-05-12)

Here's a hand drawn, die-cut balsa sheet from the Estes Mini Bomarc kit. The sheet is marked BF-TK-5 Apparently the Estes Firefly used the same die cut balsa sheet. The Estes designers ... [Read More]

Blast From The Past: The FireFly Re-Visited (2017-05-12)

  Last night, I had a little spare time on my hands, so I sat down at the rocket bench to repair the Firefly glider, which had suffered a broken attachment pin on its May 5 th maiden flight. ... [Read More]

Blast From The Past: BAR Rocket Fleet #110 Griffin-2 (2017-10-25)

Custom Design Carrier Vehicle for Parasite Gliders Single Stage Engine Type:   18mm Recovery:   Parachute Length:   22.25”   (56.51 cm) Diameter:   .976” ... [Read More]

Blast From The Past: Launch Date: November 25, 2017 (2017-11-27)

This Thanksgiving weekend was marked by a spell of wonderfully warm and calm Colorado weather, so what better time to get out and launch a few model rockets?  Friday night, my 7 year old ... [Read More]

Blast From The Past: Launch Date: January 26th, 2020, Part 2 (2020-02-05)

    Another set of pictures from this most excellent Colorado winter launch: Jim Gazur's Micro Enerjet 2250 with 3 B16 motors blazing!   ... [Read More]

Rocketeer's Corner: My first eBay rescues... (2017-09-23)

There are a few people on the forums who delight in buying old built kits on eBay for the purpose of transforming them into flyable pieces of art. I have never done this, but found the idea ... [Read More]