Lead Engineer David Nobles examined the rudder fly-by-wire mechanism just tested to ensure that there was no evidence of failure, premature wear, scarring of the shaft, or other outness. The rudder...
The Switchblade flying sports car fly-by-wire rudder system was tested and passed earlier during endurance testing, but a tear down showed that there may be an issue with a shaft connection. We...
The Switchblade engine test team is hard at work wringing out the new Samson 3 engine and propeller setup. In yesterday's work, we tuned multiple times from idle up to 8,300 rpm. In the image below...
After the new gears were installed, we began testing the Samson 3 engine again to check that all things were good with the new gears. As you can see (and hear) in this video, all is working well. In...
Our final gears for the gearbox came early, so we changed gears. (Bad pun, bad!) We did pull the motor after the initial prop test and removed the gearbox case to get at the gears inside. We then...
We just fired up the new Samson 3 engine in the Switchblade, making record time to perform a complete engine swap in less than three months. Initial tests included harmonic analysis, which showed...
We're proud to announce that Samson Sky just hit the 50th country for Reservation Holders! We have people hailing from all over the world, and here at home, we have Reservation Holders in all 50...
One of the systems in the Switchblade engine is a bypass for compressed air coming out of the turbo, enroute to the intake manifold. When the throttle is closed quickly, the bypass valve recycles...