SWITCHBLADE SEAT DESIGN - August 18, 2020 Engineering Aide Henri Carrette (far left) recently assisted us with doing the phase 1 initial design for the Switchblade production seats. Here you can see...
SWAP THE PROP - July 24, 2020 This part of the process involves a balancing act between the Switchblade prop pitch setting, the turbo boost setting, and the engine cooling, to get the best overall...
SWITCHBLADE ANGLE OF ATTACK GAUGE - August 14, 2020 Here is a close-up of the Angle Of Attack (AOA) gauge in the prototype. For flight testing, the AOA has been installed as a stand-alone gauge, in...
EARLY MORNING RUNS - Update 22, 2020 Our team is doing Switchblade acceleration testing early in the morning when there is less airport traffic, and the air is cooler. We are learning the lessons...
SWITCHBLADE PROTOTYPE DASH - August 12, 2020 The prototype dash is designed for function not aesthetics and is not what the production Switchblades will look like. That being said, we wanted to show...
SWITCHBLADE INTERCOOLER DUCT - July 20, 2020 This black carbon fiber duct is our new intercooler duct, mounted on the roof of the Switchblade, and it has been working just fine. We were advised that...
REFLECT THAT HEAT - August 10, 2020 We seemed to be picking up heat in the fuel injectors, which are very close to the turbocharger on one side of the V4 engine. To combat that, we fashioned an...
RADIATOR DUCT TESTING - July 17, 2020 With the engine installed, we ran it down the taxi way to check that the engine assembly was operational. Then we installed the radiator duct to start the...