ENGINE TUNING PROGRESS – September 16, 2019 Our engine tuning team has been working away on the Samson V4, which has taken several hours over a many day period. In the image above you can see (left...
TEST PILOT FITTED IN CUSTOM 4-POINT HARNESS – September 12, 2019 For safety on our first flights, we have installed a custom 4-point harness for the test pilot. This type of seat belt is more...
TEST PILOT FAMILIARIZATION ONGOING – September 11, 2019 Chief Test Pilot, Ron McElroy, continued his familiarization with the systems in the Switchblade, in order to be fully prepared once we do...
LAST OF THE AVIONICS WIRING – September 5, 2019 There is quite a lot of wiring that occurs when you put in a modern avionics (flight instruments) installation like we have in the Switchblade. We had...
MAKING ENGINE NOISES – September 2, 2019 Left to right in the image: Dana Beebe, Sam Bousfield, Ryan Neil, and Sean Bliss are shown going over the engine tuning data after one of the tuning runs we...
THE PROPELLER GOES HERE – August 29, 2019 The gold colored assembly shown on the right side of the image above holds the propeller bearings. These take the tremendous forces developed by a swiftly...
IMAGE FROM INSIDE – August 26, 2019 The interior of the Switchblade is shaping up nicely! We intended this as a blend of aircraft and automotive styling, with creature comforts not usually found on...
“GENTLEMEN, START YOUR (FLYING CAR) ENGINES!” – August 21, 2019 The new, more robust starter for the Switchblade prototype did the trick. Our team got the Samson V4 purring like a baby. While...