Several days after the body was taken out of the cocoon (jig that held the components in place while all were bonded together), we had another look at the body. Composite Approach builders had done...
The Switchblade body was assembled inside what we called 'the cocoon', which is a fixture or jig that keeps the skins in perfect position during the bonding process. This has been ongoing for over...
The last post ended off talking about 3D printing, so I would like to pick it up at that point. We printed the first half of the hand throttle, which will be used during flight. It was easier for us...
Apologies for not posting more update news. We have been busy! Here is what I can tell you. All of the molds for the body are completed, and the engineering re-evaluation of the structures for the...
We recently had a visit from our Marketing Advisor, Barry Jay (left in above image). Among other things, Barry took part in a 'work in progress' presentation and demonstration of the fly-by-wire...
The last of the engineering on the bulkheads for the body was done, and we are now launching on the rest of the body parts. We are stacking up parts, ready to assemble as soon as we have all that we...
More body pieces in the works! Shown above is the mold for the nose cone. The purpose of this piece is to hold an aerodynamic shape in 200 mph+ winds, but also collapse in case of a frontal impact....
Engineering shifted into high gear since the last post, as we are pushing hard to get the tail caught up with the body progress. We want to have two build teams working - one on the body and one on...