We have been busy! The ailerons have both been completed, and weigh less than two pounds each. Great job by our build team and the parts/mold team at Composite Approach. The intake manifold for the...
SWITCHBLADE UPDATE: 21 JULY, 2014
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Switchblade Updates
SWITCHBLADE UPDATE: MAY 17, 2014
We have begun assembling the carbon fiber parts. It all begins with mixing glue. The glue used in aircraft construction is very strong, and in this case is a two-part mix that has to be carefully...
SWITCHBLADE UPDATE: APRIL 7, 2014
We had a great time doing slalom testing of the Switchblade ground prototype! Our 700' course was set up with eight cones spaced 100' apart, per the standards of the Road and Track slalom testing...
SWITCHBLADE UPDATE: APRIL 7, 2014
We had a great time doing slalom testing of the Switchblade ground prototype! Our 700' course was set up with eight cones spaced 100' apart, per the standards of the Road and Track slalom testing...
SWITCHBLADE UPDATE: MARCH 17, 2014
Final results from the wind tunnel were received, with expected (very good) results! The big news was that our drag (resistance through the air) dropped 7% with the new tail. This is tremendous, as...
SWITCHBLADE UPDATE: FEBRUARY 26, 2014
The wind tunnel testing at the University of Washington in Seattle was finished last Friday to good result, with the initial results showing that the final tail design produced significant increase...
SWITCHBLADE UPDATE: FEBRUARY 26, 2014
The wind tunnel testing at the University of Washington in Seattle was finished last Friday to good result, with the initial results showing that the final tail design produced significant increase...
SWITCHBLADE UPDATE: FEBRUARY 6, 2014
The Suzuki Hayabusa engine in our ground prototype is running! It took a lot of dedicated work by our build team, but the motor started up and sang a very pretty note after over a year of not being...