SWITCHBLADE FLAP BRACKETS NEARLY DONE – February 21, 2020 You are looking at the flap controls on a square tube beam that supports this near the wing root (where wing and body meet). We went to a...
Update – February 21, 2020
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Events & Updates
Update – February 20, 2020
UPDATE ON OUR FLAP ASSEMBLY – February 20, 2020 Samson Chief Builder Ron Burch is drilling out the alignment holes on 2 aluminum brackets. These will go on a mounting rail with the actuator, as part...
Update – February 20, 2020
UPDATE ON OUR FLAP ASSEMBLY – February 20, 2020 Samson Chief Builder Ron Burch is drilling out the alignment holes on 2 aluminum brackets. These will go on a mounting rail with the actuator, as part...
Update – February 18, 2020
WEIGHT, THE FINAL FRONTIER – February 18, 2020 As mentioned in the previous post, we weighed the Switchblade major assemblies to get an idea of the overall weight and balance. The outcome was pretty...
Update – February 17, 2020
DOUBLE CHECK ON WEIGHT AND BALANCE – February 17, 2020 As part of the checks being done on the Switchblade before we fly, there is a check of weight and balance. This was done recently to double...
Update – February 13, 2020
COMPLETING ONE OF THE FINAL STEPS ON THE SWITCHBLADE TAIL – February 13, 2020 As a parallel path to the acceleration testing, Phillip Mikula (left) and Ron Burch (right) have also been working on...
Update – February 11, 2020
NEW DUCT TAKING SHAPE – February 11, 2020 Chief Builder Ron Burch is shown carving out the opening for the new duct shape for the Switchblade's radiator. We definitely made improvements, and we are...
Update – February 10, 2020
DECREASING DRAG PAYS OFF – February 10, 2020 Today we continued our Switchblade acceleration testing, with the engine powering just the propeller. With the doors, top hatch and engine bay access...