TESTING OF THE SWITCHBLADE FLY-BY-WIRE SYSTEM – December 26, 2019 ENGINEERS BRING YOU WHAT YOU WANT We hope you enjoy our music video of the somewhat historic testing of the Samson Switchblade...
Update – December 26, 2019
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Switchblade Updates
Update – December 18, 2019
FINAL WIRING FOR THE FLY-BY-WIRE RUDDER SYSTEM – December 18, 2019 Many weeks of work have gone into getting us to this point. In the photo, Phillip Mikula (left) is wiring on one side and Ron Burch...
Update – December 18, 2019
FINAL WIRING FOR THE FLY-BY-WIRE RUDDER SYSTEM – December 18, 2019 Many weeks of work have gone into getting us to this point. In the photo, Phillip Mikula (left) is wiring on one side and Ron Burch...
Update – December 17, 2019
NEW CLUTCH ASSEMBLY – December 17, 2019 Samson Sky Mechanical Engineer David Nobles describes how the Switchblade's new clutch assembly is being designed and what it will accomplish for us. You can...
Update – December 16, 2019
UPDATING OUR POSITION – December 16, 2019 The Switchblade fly-by-wire rudder system has position sensors that report many times a second, exactly where the rudders are pointing. The sensors, called...
Update – December 10, 2019
CHECK OUT THE BEAUTIFUL NEW RADIATOR DUCT – December 10, 2019 Steve Lorentzen did a great job on this new carbon fiber radiator duct! Due to the complex curves on this part, he had to make it in two...
Update – December 9, 2019
NICE TO HAVE OUR TEST PILOT HELP WITH SOME SWITCHBLADE ENGINE TUNING – December 9, 2019 When our Test Pilot Ron McElroy was in town late last week, he assisted us on a couple of engine tunes. For...
Update – December 8, 2019
TEST PILOT CAPT. RON GETTING MORE FAMILIAR WITH SWITCHBLADE COCKPIT Our Test Pilot Ron McElroy (Capt. Ron) was just in town for a day and a half - and among other things, he did some more...