TESTING THE PADDLE SHIFT – December 21, 2018 Our Ground Test Vehicle (GTV) is being outfitted with paddle shifters to compliment the electric shift mechanism just installed. Above, Kevin Abraham is...
FINAL TAIL BOOM – December 19, 2018 One more assembly that is being wrapped up is the second (final) tail boom shown in the image above. You may recall that we built an initial tail boom and tested...
FINAL TAIL BOOM – December 19, 2018 One more assembly that is being wrapped up is the second (final) tail boom shown in the image above. You may recall that we built an initial tail boom and tested...
CUSTOM FUEL TANKS – December 17, 2018 The Switchblade needs fuel tanks for the flying prototype, and we have been making two tanks to hold enough fuel for flight testing. Although these won't be as...
CUSTOM FUEL TANKS – December 17, 2018 The Switchblade needs fuel tanks for the flying prototype, and we have been making two tanks to hold enough fuel for flight testing. Although these won't be as...
DROP TEST MILESTONE!! – December 14, 2018 Derek Fluker, part of the Rear Suspension Test Team, is shown in the image above adjusting the tire and wheel set-up for that critical test procedure....
STRONG BODY – December 10, 2018 Father and son Builder Team put final touches on the rear body where the duct for the propeller is located. First image above shows Brent Burch (left) and Ron Burch...
KEEPING KOOL – December 7, 2018 Our radiator space is limited, and one way to handle that is to make the radiators deeper than the standard found in automotive uses. Although our worst case will...