SUB-ASSEMBLIES STARTED - Decembver 22, 2020 We have received enough of the parts from machine shops and fabrication shops to start assembling the major portion of the gear reduction to the prop....
Update – December 22, 2020
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Switchblade Updates
Update – December 21, 2020
FILLING THE GAP WITH GOO - December 21,2020 We are mounting a tube on the underside of the tail boom to run our push cable through. To do that, we have to drill out bolt holes through the carbon...
Update – December 17, 2020
SWITCHBLADE PASSES BIG SUSPENSION DROP TEST! - December 17, 2020 We completed drop testing our new rear suspension on Dec 4 without any failure, but when we reviewed the film, we saw that the...
Update – December 15, 2020
TUNING THE SWITCHBLADE SHOCK - December 15, 2020 When we drop tested the shock absorber and rear suspension on the most recent FAA test (second series of tests), we saw that there should be a slower...
Update – December 11, 2020
ADDING A WIND BREAK (FAIRING) - December 11, 2020 As we mentioned earlier, fairings are shields to smoothly guide air around an obstruction. In our revisions to the elevator control system in the...
Update – December 9, 2020
FANCY COATING - December 9, 2020 We normally have our chromoly steel tubes painted, but in this case we decided to try a ceramic coating called Cerakote, which is thinner and more slippery. These...
Update – December 7, 2020
MAKING A FAIRING - December 7, 2020 A fairing is a cover over something that is exposed to the wind on a moving vehicle. Aircraft have fairings around the wheels sometimes, and where you have an...
Update – December 4, 2020
FIRST DROP TEST PASSED - December 4, 2020 We have three drop tests to pass for the Switchblade rear suspension with the new shock absorber. We passed the first test today, which was a series of...