LIGHTS ARE FLASHING - Update 17, 2020 Waiting for the engine to get back from Loyning's in Portland, we've been finishing a few small things. One of those was to wire in the wing tip lights,...
Update – June 17, 2020
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Update – June 15, 2020
“DYNAMIC DASH” - June 15, 2020 In case you haven't seen it, here is a nice view of the Switchblade Dynamic Dash! We designed our dash to be clean, elegant and easy to transition between driving and...
Update – June 11, 2020
SENSOR GLITCH - June 11, 2020 When we began testing the backup engine computer and fuel system, we found that one of the engine sensors was not communicating with the computer. Electronics tech...
Update – June 8, 2020
FIBERGLASS TAIL FIN TO COVER ANTENNA - June 8, 2020 After completing some wiring on the Switchblade tail, Phillip Mikula is fitting the tail fins on the prototype. We made them of fiberglass, as...
Update – June 5, 2020
POWER GRAPH SAMSON V4 2020 - June 5, 2020 We thought you might want to see the graph for the Samson V4 engine that we put on Loyning's dyno in Portland. The pink/red line is torque (measure of...
Update – June 4, 2020
ENGINE DYNO UPDATE - June 4, 2020 We ran the new and improved SAMSON V4 engine on the dyno at Loyning's Engine Services in Portland, Oregon, yesterday. The results were even better than expected,...
Update – June 2, 2020
ENGINE DYNO TIME FOR SAMSON V4 - June 2, 2020 We're here in Portland, Oregon at Loyning's Engine Services. Engine Tech Tony Ragnone (left) and Sean Bliss and Sam Bousfield (middle and right) are...
Update – May 29, 2020
ENGINE ALTERNATIVE - May 29, 2020 The Switchblade is set up for flight testing with a heavily modified Motus V4 engine to produce 200 hp. A good business rule is to have more than one source for any...