The X-Racer started out life as a standard propeller driven Velocity SE with primer white paint.

Canard Pushers make perfect rocket planes due to the thrust location being unchanged for the rocket.

This is the old panel that would be removed.

The SE had four leather seats. The rear two would be removed to make room for the liquid oxygen tank.

the front two seats would be converted to hard seats to accomodate parachutes.

Mouser the shop cat inspects the new interior volume.

Engine sans cowl. The engine was removed and shipped back to Rocket Racing for installation on their training aircraft.

Three canard planes: EZ-Rocket, Velocity and a Cozy.

The Cozy as well as the E-Racer were brief airframe considerations for the X-Racer.