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SWITCHBLADE UPDATE 18 September, 2015

Above is an image showing the major portions of the body plug that is now under construction. A plug is a positive full-size shape of a part, in this case the body. Plugs are used to make molds...

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SWITCHBLADE UPDATE   14 August, 2015

SWITCHBLADE UPDATE 14 August, 2015

We are building the jig, or fixture, that will hold the wings and all metal pieces in place while the assembly is bonded, drilled, bolted, and finished. While that is occuring, we are also finishing...

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SWITCHBLADE UPDATE   24 June, 2015

SWITCHBLADE UPDATE 24 June, 2015

Warren Blazenski, a machinist in Central Oregon, is carving metal for us, producing the wing root metal pieces for attaching the wing to the swinging wing structure. Shown is work on the hinge beam....

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SWITCHBLADE UPDATE: 2 May, 2015

We tested lighting configurations using the wind tunnel model. Almost all of our lighting will be LED, so we used LED lights of appropriate size to simulate the effects on the model and environment...

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