TORQUING THE SWITCHBLADE'S TRANSMISSION - May 28, 2020 The transmission case was closed up yesterday, and the case bolts were tightened to specific settings to complete the assembly. We now have a...
Update – May 28, 2020
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Events & Updates
Update – May 26, 2020
TRANSMISSION INSPECTION AND REBUILD - May 26, 2020 We mentioned earlier that the Switchblade's transmission has passed its endurance test, and that we were taking it apart to review the...
Update – May 22, 2020
SWITCHBLADE RUDDERS UNDER PILOT CONTROL FOR FIRST TIME - May 22, 2020 The Switchblade rudders have been tested and worked extensively with the tail off the body. Here is a short video clip of the...
Update – May 21, 2020
AIRVENTURE 2020 STATUS - May 21, 2020 With over 650,000 attendees from dozens of countries, 3,500 volunteers and months of preparation time, there was really no way for EAA to hold AirVenture this...
Update – May 20, 2020
SWITCHBLADE STEERING CORRECTION - May 20, 2020 The new cable for the elevator developed some extra resistance, and we were curious how this would happen. It seems that the ball bearing push cables...
Update – May 15, 2020
ELEVATORS MOVING UNDER PILOT CONTROL - May 15, 2020 This short video clip shows the elevators in the tail being moved by the pilot in the cockpit. David Nobles, Samson Sky Mechanical Engineer, put...
Update – May 14, 2020
CONNECTING THE ELEVATORS TO THE PILOT - May 14, 2020 David Nobles, Samson Sky Mechanical Engineer, is putting the final touches on the elevator pilot control connection in the cockpit. We designed a...
Update – May 12, 2020
RE-CHECKING THE SWITCHBLADE SWITCHES - May 12, 2020 Sam Bousfield is shown checking that the prototype's switches are all labeled and reachable. These have been checked before, but another pair of...