SENSOR GLITCH - June 11, 2020 When we began testing the backup engine computer and fuel system, we found that one of the engine sensors was not communicating with the computer. Electronics tech...
Update – June 11, 2020
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Update – June 8, 2020
FIBERGLASS TAIL FIN TO COVER ANTENNA - June 8, 2020 After completing some wiring on the Switchblade tail, Phillip Mikula is fitting the tail fins on the prototype. We made them of fiberglass, as...
Update – June 5, 2020
POWER GRAPH SAMSON V4 2020 - June 5, 2020 We thought you might want to see the graph for the Samson V4 engine that we put on Loyning's dyno in Portland. The pink/red line is torque (measure of...
Update – June 4, 2020
ENGINE DYNO UPDATE - June 4, 2020 We ran the new and improved SAMSON V4 engine on the dyno at Loyning's Engine Services in Portland, Oregon, yesterday. The results were even better than expected,...
Update – June 2, 2020
ENGINE DYNO TIME FOR SAMSON V4 - June 2, 2020 We're here in Portland, Oregon at Loyning's Engine Services. Engine Tech Tony Ragnone (left) and Sean Bliss and Sam Bousfield (middle and right) are...
Update – May 29, 2020
ENGINE ALTERNATIVE - May 29, 2020 The Switchblade is set up for flight testing with a heavily modified Motus V4 engine to produce 200 hp. A good business rule is to have more than one source for any...
Update – May 28, 2020
TORQUING THE SWITCHBLADE'S TRANSMISSION - May 28, 2020 The transmission case was closed up yesterday, and the case bolts were tightened to specific settings to complete the assembly. We now have a...
Update – May 26, 2020
TRANSMISSION INSPECTION AND REBUILD - May 26, 2020 We mentioned earlier that the Switchblade's transmission has passed its endurance test, and that we were taking it apart to review the...