We finished installing the final few pieces of the exhaust insulation, as shown below. The silver wrapping and shielding are made of formed aluminum over top of some specialty fiberglass insulation....
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MIND OVER MATTER – December 27, 2021
It looks like Lead Assembly Tech, Sean Bliss, is holding this duct part in place with his intention alone, but he is actually getting a little help from Engineer Tanner Vaughn, off-camera. This...
INTERCOOLER OUTLET DUCT – December 22, 2021
The composites team completed this carbon fiber part just before Christmas. It's the first of 3 intercooler outlet duct parts, which will direct the heated air coming from the intercooler, out of...
OUR FLYING CAR PACKAGE IS COMING TOGETHER! – December 21, 2021
Our Samson 3 engine and the tube frame were recently bolted back up to the main body! This allowed the assembly team to do further work connecting the engine to the radiator and to the intercooler....
ENGINE COMPUTER – December 20, 2021
As part of the engine electrical installation, we have made a bracket to mount the various electronic components, including the MoTeC engine computer. Contact Us
CHECK OUT SAMSON’S VIRTUAL EXHIBIT AT TECHFEST 2021, BOMBAY, INDIA – December 17, 2021
The biggest Science and Technology Festival in Asia! https://3d.xporium.com/iitb_hallslot2/#autoplay (Samson Sky is directly on your right as you start down the aisle) There's a video on a screen on...
DUCT DESIGN BEING 3D PRINTED – December 17, 2021
We are using 3D printing in an ever-increasing way. For instance, engineer Tanner Vaughn created a design for the radiator ducting, shown in green below, and the intercooler duct shown in blue....
ENGINE ELECTRICAL HOOKED UP – December 16, 2021
Our simplified engine wiring harness was connected to the engine, and lengths were checked to make sure all was adequate. In the image below you can see the harness on the engine waiting to be...