While waiting for a part to come in, our composites team is cleaning up the ducted fan inlet. We had two large composite parts join right along that lip, and the joint was not as clean as it should...

While waiting for a part to come in, our composites team is cleaning up the ducted fan inlet. We had two large composite parts join right along that lip, and the joint was not as clean as it should...
Here is the Switchblade Flying Sports Car taxiing off the runway after reaching take-off speed on an acceleration run! Our second day of high speed taxi testing was just as exciting as the first. We...
Excellent results so far!! We are not ready for flight testing quite yet, but needed to determine how fast we could accelerate on take-off. So, to sort that out and to check out the different...
We think our test pilot should wear a tuxedo, as we are definitely stylish on that runway. Can you imagine what people will think as they see you taxi by or drive by in a Switchblade? We are happy...
After a safety briefing with the team, and final check over of the vehicle, we rolled the Switchblade flying car prototype out of the hangar, on its way to our first day of taxi testing. The weather...
As we button up the Switchblade, the doors are the last things to go on for any outside testing. In this image we have the doors on, with part of the test team outside of the hangar, getting ready...
The elevators are the parts of the tail that point the nose down or up. Before we could fly, we needed to hook up the elevators to the pilot in the cockpit, so his actions can move that important...
One of the most critical installations is the fly-by-wire rudder system located in the Switchblade's tail. The rudder points the nose left and right on the aircraft, and is used to make an aircraft...