ALMOST TOO MUCH POWER - November 13, 2020 We put the turbo back in the Switchblade, as we had not gotten as much boost out of the supercharger as we needed. With the V4 engine, the turbo was run up...
SWITCHBLADE TURBO GOES BACK ON - November 11, 2020 During initial static testing today, the V4 performed well with the turbo installed. (You may recall that we swapped it out for the supercharger.)...
WILD VIEW FROM THE SAMSON HANGAR- November 6, 2020 This was the incredibly dramatic view looking east from the Samson Hangar at the Prineville Airport! Two of us ran outside to capture it on film....
NEW INTAKE INSTALLED - November 5, 2020 The new and improved aluminum intake box with a larger throttle body on top is installed in the Switchblade prototype. We pressure tested it, sealed two small...
MORE BOOSTED PRESSURE INTO THE ENGINE - October 27, 2020 One way we worked on to increase boosted pressure into the V4 engine was to enlarge the route the incoming air takes. This meant making a new...
NEWS OF SWITCHBLADE HITTING TAKEOFF SPEED OF 88 MPH REACHES TOTAL POTENTIAL AUDIENCE OF 110.7 MILLION PEOPLE!!! - November 3, 2020 Yes, that's 110,700,000! Samson Sky's Press Release was picked up...
ENLARGED AIR INTAKE SYSTEM - STEP 3 - October 30, 2020 The next few steps are combined here, as progress was fast. The new airbox was welded to the intake runners. Then the fittings were welded to...
ENLARGING THE AIR INTAKE SYSTEM - STEP 2 - October 28, 2020 The second step in creating an enlarged air intake system was to cut off the long intake runners that channel air into each cylinder, and...