SAMSON V4 ENGINE REINSTALL - September 1, 2020 The Samson V4 engine required a few additional changes, in preparation for flight testing. The image shows installation progress as of this morning,...
NATIONAL AVIATION DAY - August 19,2020 NATIONAL AVIATION DAY -- DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO HELPED PIONEER AVIATION IN AMERICA! National Aviation Day is observed each year on August 19th. This holiday...
WORLD'S MOST POPULAR FLYING CAR - August 28, 2020 WORLD'S MOST POPULAR FLYING CAR - THE SWITCHBLADE - HITS RESERVATION POSITION 1300!!! Just yesterday, Reservation Holder 1300 signed up, hailing...
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...
