COMPLETING ONE OF THE FINAL STEPS ON THE SWITCHBLADE TAIL – February 13, 2020 As a parallel path to the acceleration testing, Phillip Mikula (left) and Ron Burch (right) have also been working on...
WEIGHT, THE FINAL FRONTIER – February 18, 2020 As mentioned in the previous post, we weighed the Switchblade major assemblies to get an idea of the overall weight and balance. The outcome was pretty...
NEW DUCT TAKING SHAPE – February 11, 2020 Chief Builder Ron Burch is shown carving out the opening for the new duct shape for the Switchblade's radiator. We definitely made improvements, and we are...
DECREASING DRAG PAYS OFF – February 10, 2020 Today we continued our Switchblade acceleration testing, with the engine powering just the propeller. With the doors, top hatch and engine bay access...
SWITCHBLADE GPS FULLY OPERATIONAL – February 6, 2020 This afternoon, Nick Leonard and Philip Mikula completed the final wiring and configuration for the GPS and transponder components. We are using...
INSTALLING THE LIDAR UNIT FOR SMOOTH LANDINGS – February 5, 2020 Switchblade Owner and Kit Builder Nick Leonard just arrived from Northern CA today and has completed his first task of wiring in the...
NEW RADIATOR FAN INSTALLED – February 3, 2020 The new radiator fan with custom 3D printed shroud, is now installed in the Switchblade prototype. We're looking forward to seeing the increased...
FINALIZING WIRING IN THE CABIN – January 27, 2020 Now that we're wiring up the engine again and getting all the systems in place, it's time to finalize the wiring in the prototype cabin. Electrical...