SWITCHBLADE SEAT DESIGN - August 18, 2020 Engineering Aide Henri Carrette (far left) recently assisted us with doing the phase 1 initial design for the Switchblade production seats. Here you can see...
Update – August 18, 2020
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Events & Updates
Update – August 14, 2020
SWITCHBLADE ANGLE OF ATTACK GAUGE - August 14, 2020 Here is a close-up of the Angle Of Attack (AOA) gauge in the prototype. For flight testing, the AOA has been installed as a stand-alone gauge, in...
Update – August 12, 2020
SWITCHBLADE PROTOTYPE DASH - August 12, 2020 The prototype dash is designed for function not aesthetics and is not what the production Switchblades will look like. That being said, we wanted to show...
Update Blog – August 10, 2020
REFLECT THAT HEAT - August 10, 2020 We seemed to be picking up heat in the fuel injectors, which are very close to the turbocharger on one side of the V4 engine. To combat that, we fashioned an...
Update – August 7, 2020
ACCELERATION TESTING WITH PROP POWER - August 7, 2020 We're continuing the Switchblade acceleration runs, using prop power only. No wings or tail. These test runs are enabling us to dial everything...
Update – August 5, 2020
FORBES MAGAZINE COVERS LANDMARK LAW FOR REGISTERING FLYING CARS -- AND THE SWITCHBLADE!!! - August 5, 2020 The Governor of New Hampshire recently signed the landmark 'Jetson Bill' into law,...
Update – August 4, 2020
BLEED THE BRAKES - August 4, 2020 We ended up replacing the pilot side rear brake rotor for the disc brakes, and today we bled the brakes. This is a term to describe how one gets the air out of the...
Update – July 29, 2020
FLYING CAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT - July 29, 2020 During our taxi testing, we noticed a slight wheel misalignment and spent the time today to make sure the rear wheels were aligned correctly. This may help...