DOUBLE CHECK THOSE WINGS - March 8, 2021 The Switchblade rear tube frame was welded rather extensively for the new motor mounts and reinforcements related to a new engine installation. We...
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Update – March 5, 2021
PROP DISENGAGE PARTS - SWITCHBLADE FLYING CAR - March 5, 2021 The parts shown here were done by Phoenix Composite Solutions in Michigan, and are fairly technical parts. These form an assembly that...
Update – March 4, 2021
INTERIOR MODIFICATIONS DONE - March 4, 2021 Switchblade engineer, David Nobles recently inspected the interior modifications to the rear bulkhead. These were done to stiffen it and clean up the...
Update – March 2, 2021
BULKHEAD INTERIOR - March 2, 2021 Once the modifications to the prototype's rear bulkhead were done, the interior faces of the bulkhead needed to have extra plies of carbon placed to make the front...
Update – February 27, 2021
SWITCHBLADE (QUIET) VROOM VROOM - February 27, 2021 The 3-cylinder engine is much quieter than the V-4 we had previously. So quiet in fact, that we asked the guys working on the engine electronics...
Update – February 26, 2021
"MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE (FIRE) WALL - WHO'S THE COOLEST FLYING CAR OF ALL?" - February 26, 2021 We had a deeper pocket in the rear bulkhead for the new engine, so had to re-do the fire protection on...
Update – February 23, 2021
SWITCHBLADE REAR SUSPENSION MOUNTED - February 23, 2021 We finished mounting the rear suspension to the rear tube frame, and checked clearances with the new A-arms and shocks throughout the range of...
Update – February 19, 2021
SEATS IN THE WORKS - February 19, 2021 As you may have heard, the engineering team for the Switchblade has moved onto doing Production Engineering. As part of that, we have been working on seat...