Here you can see the aileron bell crank, it’s mounting plate and the carbon pushrod tubes. (A bell crank is a device which changes the angle at which a suspension piece or linkage is operated.) This...
The new electrical pass-through panel has been mounted and wired in the cockpit side of the prototype. All cockpit wiring has been handled except for a few random leftover sensors that are being...
We had to completely rewire for the new engine, and that meant new connections through the firewall and into the cabin. In this case we opted to have a removable plate to house the different cable...
NEW HOME FOR BATTERIES - May 7, 2021 We have multiple batteries in the Switchblade, as we have a fly-by-wire rudder system that depends on electricity to function and need the redundancy. Two...
REVERSED PROPS UNPACKED!! - May 6, 2021 Switchblade Assembly Tech Sean Bliss is shown unpacking and examining the reverse props from Sterna Propellers. We had received props from Sterna earlier, and...
SOMETIMES SMALL IS BEST - May 4, 2021 The Switchblade's fuel pumps need to produce lots of flow and lots of pressure. On the other end of things, we needed a very small pump for oil to an isolated...
WHAT IS A HEADER TANK? - May 3, 2021 With multiple tanks, you will probably want to drain to a common tank, called a header tank, and pump the fuel from that point. It is the lowest place in the...
EXHAUST COMPLETED - April 28, 2021 The silver coated exhaust was fully installed to the rear of the vehicle. New mount locations were welded on or bolted on, and it is a very sturdy assembly, ready...