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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

SUB-ASSEMBLIES STARTED - Decembver 22, 2020 We have received enough of the parts from machine shops and fabrication shops to start assembling the major portion of the gear reduction to the prop....

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...