No, you are not seeing double. :-)
I really am building two upscaled Estes Bullpups. The one on the left (my right) is a traditional motor ejection / nose-blow recovery design very similar to the original Estes kit.
It will spend it's life after it's completion as a Hangar Queen in a certain rocket shop somewhere in Ohio.

I'd like to thank all the people who have been of ongoing help during this project.
in particular, thanks to:

Ross Dunton, of Magnum Rockets who started me down this road to Level-3 certification.

Sue McMurray, TMT Chair. The absolutely greatest and most generous soul I know. I would not be making this Level-3 attempt without her help!

Randy Thomas, owner of Paratech Parachutes, whose sponsorship of a complete professional recovery system has completely eliminated my concerns about a safe and successful recovery.
NOTE: THESE CHUTE SYSTEMS ARE AWESOME! I WILL BE WRITING A COMPLETE REPORT ON MY EXPERIENCES WITH THE PARATECH CHUTES LATER.

This page is intended to be a clearinghouse for photos and information I collect during the construction of my Level-3 bullpup project.
Although not intended as a complete construction article; photos, drawings and other documentation will be posted here as work progresses.

The series of airframe glassing photos in the directory below show the airframe being supported in a special fixture.
Some more photos and information on that fixture may be found in the fixture construction article.

CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS:

I will write a more comprehensive article detailing the upscale Bullpup after LDRS. In the meantime, here is a link to a directory listing of photos I have collected so far. This is an unedited and random assortment of photos. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have about a specific photo.
Just e-mail me.

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