We brought back specialty welder Brian Trainor to weld the X-brace which is part of the tube frame at the rear of the vehicle. This will provide additional stiffening for the tail to frame...
Now that the spray-on wax lubricant was applied, the chain (for gear reduction to the prop) was installed and tested to check for heat tolerance and suitability. We ran the engine up to 7,000 rpm...
We had an oiling system for the chain gear reduction to the prop for our prototype, but found that there is a well-proven spray-on wax lubrication that removes the necessity of an oiling system. We...
Our new exhaust pipes were mounted, and you can see this in the image below. The silver exhaust used to run down below the engine and out the back, but the higher temps of this lean burn engine...
We had Switchblade Owner and aircraft builder Nick Leonard up for a day, and took advantage of his avionics expertise to update the Dynon Skyview main display. Like most electronics, there are...
Engines are designed for different purposes, and ours was designed for flat-out full-throttle use. We recently did a short video of the engine revving to our maximum rpm of 7,200. The engine was...
We have been testing the engine the same way we tested in the wind tunnel. We start with everything on, and then test while removing pieces to see what they contribute to the vibration analysis....
In between engine tests, we worked just a bit on the tail boom. The tail has been on the body numerous times, but now we want to fix the tail boom locking points permanently. For that we set up the...