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The work to close the gap between the duct and the propeller tips aided our recent taxi testing. You can see the prop tip gap in the image below. (We took it down from 1/2" to 3/16".) We also...

The red vinyl wrap is off, and we are back to 'basic black' for the moment. In this case, doing taxi testing before flight tests can begin. (Wings are off and being painted.) We like the black look,...

We took this shot from a truck outside the Samson Hangar, while the Switchblade was about to head out for more taxi testing. People will sure do a double take when they see a Switchblade on the...

We have a larger scoop on one side that feeds the intercooler. This scoop moves air into the intercooler that cools the air that comes heated out of the turbocharger, before it goes into the engine....

This roof scoop was made by our composite team and is now being fitted in place. We anticipate getting even better cooling than we're already getting. The scoop brings in air, pushing it into the...

While waiting for a part to come in, our composites team is cleaning up the ducted fan inlet. We had two large composite parts join right along that lip, and the joint was not as clean as it should...

Here is the Switchblade Flying Sports Car taxiing off the runway after reaching take-off speed on an acceleration run! Our second day of high speed taxi testing was just as exciting as the first. We...

Excellent results so far!! We are not ready for flight testing quite yet, but needed to determine how fast we could accelerate on take-off. So, to sort that out and to check out the different...