New law could help flying car industry take off in NH
Roadable aircraft are just a few years away from hitting the skies, roads.
Liam Fitzgerald
Update – October 27, 2020
MORE BOOSTED PRESSURE INTO THE ENGINE - October 27, 2020 One way we worked on to increase boosted pressure into the V4 engine was to enlarge the route the incoming air takes. This meant making a new...
Update – October 28, 2020
ENLARGING THE AIR INTAKE SYSTEM - STEP 2 - October 28, 2020 The second step in creating an enlarged air intake system was to cut off the long intake runners that channel air into each cylinder, and...
Update – November 3, 2020
NEWS OF SWITCHBLADE HITTING TAKEOFF SPEED OF 88 MPH REACHES TOTAL POTENTIAL AUDIENCE OF 110.7 MILLION PEOPLE!!! - November 3, 2020 Yes, that's 110,700,000! Samson Sky's Press Release was picked up...
UPDATE: October 22, 2020
12 LBS OF BOOST AT SUPERCHARGER - October 22, 2020 This week our team has continued to tune with the V4 engine and supercharger. This is being done with running the prop to put a load on the engine....
Update – October 30, 2020
ENLARGED AIR INTAKE SYSTEM - STEP 3 - October 30, 2020 The next few steps are combined here, as progress was fast. The new airbox was welded to the intake runners. Then the fittings were welded to...
UPDATE: October 19, 2020
INTAKE MANIFOLD: "LET ME AT 'EM!" - October 19, 2020 Smoke testing showed us where we had a few leaks in the intake system, which could be lowering the boost we're getting. After welding up a couple...
Update – October 16, 2020
MAXIMIZING BOOST - October 16, 2020 We set up a simple smoke generator, to detect any leaks in the Switchblade intake system. Leaks are our enemy, as they mean less boost from the supercharger....