THE SNIFFER IS SNIFFING - January 18, 2021 This is the 'sniffer' that is helping us capture the data from the engine computer so we can display it on our digital dash. We successfully captured the...
Update – January 18, 2021
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Events & Updates
Update – January 14, 2021
ELECTRONIC MIND MELD - January 14, 2021 To get the engine computer to talk to our Eyes Forward Display, we have set up a 'sniffer' to capture and identify packets of information that the engine...
Update – January 11, 2021
TEST PILOT REVIEW - January 11, 2021 Samson's test pilot, Ron McElroy, spent this last Saturday at the R&D hangar to review progress to date. One of the items was our new props from Sterna...
Update – January 8, 2021
SPINNING A NEW DIRECTION - January 8, 2021 With the new three-cylinder engine and propeller gear reduction system, we had to have new propellers built that would spin the opposite direction. So new...
Update – January 6, 2021
FUEL PUMP TANK TAKES SHAPE - January 6, 2021 The new engine operates with in-tank fuel pumps, so to make sure we use the fuel pumps and pressure regulators that were built for this engine, we opted...
Update – January 4, 2021
ELEVATOR MOD COMPLETED ON TAIL BOOM - January 4, 2021 We finished installing the modified elevator control on the bottom of the tail boom. This is a temporary location, for flight testing only. Our...
Update – December 30, 2020
ENGINE ELECTRONICS IN THE WORKS - December 30, 2020 Samson's Electrical Technician, Phillip Mikula, has a huge computer screen so he can easily see wiring diagrams, like this one for the 3-cylinder...
Update – December 28, 2020
ENGINE POSITIONED - December 28, 2020 Today the replacement 3-cylinder engine was settled into the Switchblade engine bay - inside the tube frame and behind the carbon body. Sean Bliss is shown...