In the image below, the test pilot is in the Switchblade going over the list of tests to be done that day. Each test builds on the last one, and each provides certain data that the Test Team is...
To celebrate passing the FAA inspection (giving us approval for flight testing), and to bring the Team together for this new phase, we donned our new Switchblade Flight Test Crew yellow shirts. The...
Our flying car prototype passed the FAA inspection required for Experimental Aircraft registration, clearing the way for flight testing to begin! Getting to this point of readiness was the result of...
One of the steps needed to get the Switchblade ready for the FAA inspection prior to first flight was to put the FAA registration numbers, typically called N numbers in the US, onto the aircraft....
Sam Bousfield, designer of the Switchblade Flying Sports Car, is shown here sitting in the cockpit and checking over the avionics. We're making sure everything is operating properly and are happy to...
A pilot uses rudder pedals to move the tail rudder (or in our case rudders), left and right. This points the nose left or right, and is used to keep the aircraft tracking correctly in turns, among...
Body worked and newly painted, the propeller duct is looking good! You can see the space where the tail boom slides in and out, in the lower part of the photo, upside down from how it looks on the...
Now that they've been painted, we balanced the tail elevators to ensure they won't flutter. This is for added safety. After doing the balancing, David Nobles (left) and Sean Bliss are shown here...