ADDING A WIND BREAK (FAIRING) - December 11, 2020 As we mentioned earlier, fairings are shields to smoothly guide air around an obstruction. In our revisions to the elevator control system in the...

FANCY COATING - December 9, 2020 We normally have our chromoly steel tubes painted, but in this case we decided to try a ceramic coating called Cerakote, which is thinner and more slippery. These...

MAKING A FAIRING - December 7, 2020 A fairing is a cover over something that is exposed to the wind on a moving vehicle. Aircraft have fairings around the wheels sometimes, and where you have an...

FIRST DROP TEST PASSED - December 4, 2020 We have three drop tests to pass for the Switchblade rear suspension with the new shock absorber. We passed the first test today, which was a series of...

GETTING READY FOR THE DROP - December 1, 2020 The rear suspension assembly is being established in the drop test fixture. Sean Bliss is shown bolting on the test mount with the rear suspension and...

MAKING ACCESS FOR A STEERING MODIFICATION - November 25, 2020 Phillip Mikula is shown here creating access for the steering column T-bar modification we’re doing. To do this, he needs to temporarily...

TESTING THE SUSPENSION DROP SLED - November 23, 2020 Our new Drop Test fixture was created to test the suspension systems for now and into the future. The FAA requires such a test for certified...

GETTING READY FOR SUSPENSION DROP TEST - November 20, 2020 Sean Bliss is getting the custom fixture ready for rear suspension drop testing next week. He's attaching the shackle (heavy-duty clip)...