In a recent flurry of Reservations, we received one from Belgium, which is our 53rd country! Until late July 2022, we were averaging 5 Reservations per week. Last week we did 11x that, with 55...
Day: October 27, 2017
IN-HOUSE BRACKETS FOR HOLDING PULLEYS – August 26, 2022
Engineer Tanner Vaughn is machining one of several custom brackets we're making out of 775 aluminum. These will hold the pulleys for the cable control system for the tail rudder and elevator....
VALIDATING COMPASS HEADING IN OUR FLYING CAR – August 24, 2022
After some recent speed tests, we took a moment to line up the compass in the Switchblade cockpit with this big airport compass, to verify that our heading was spot on. It was. And yes, we know...
WELL EARNED LAUGHTER OF SUCCESSFUL TEAM – August 22, 2022
After a long day of high speed taxi testing, the Samson Test Team goofed off when the photographer was trying to get a serious pose out of them. They earned their frivolity, as the recent successful...
HAPPY NATIONAL AVIATION DAY, FROM THE SAMSON SWITCHBLADE TEAM!! – August 19, 2022
National Aviation Day in the U.S. celebrates the many innovations in aviation and it is fittingly set on Orville Wright's birthday. Thank you for being part of our Switchblade Flying Car Team and...
ADJUSTING PROP ANGLES FOR BEST EFFECT – August 16, 2022
For us, part of the process in flight testing is to check different propeller blade angles, as this relates to acceleration and top speed. The purpose is to see what prop angles will give us the...
BIG MOUNTAINS, BIG TESTS – August 15, 2022
The overall goal was to test acceleration at speeds higher than our estimated take-off speed of 88 mph. We did a total of 10 runs, all of which were over 90 mph!! Our driver, Sam Bousfield confirmed...
SWITCHBLADE — FLIGHT TESTING SPEED RUNS – August 13, 2022
While waiting for the test pilot's next availability, Sam Bousfield took the wheel once again. The wings were removed for these speed runs, to make sure there was no risk of the Switchblade getting...