ADDED FLEX JOINT – March 16, 2020 One of our exhaust pipes had been giving us trouble and cracked a second time after being repaired. The problem was that the turbo is being supported by the exhaust...

AOPA PILOT (APRIL 2020) FEATURES THE SWITCHBLADE! https://www.aopa.org/…/april/pilot/future-flight-switchblade

MOOVIN' & GROOVIN' – March 12, 2020 After some tweaks to the engine, turbo installation and alternator, we are back out taxi testing the Switchblade. These runs are propeller powered. We need to...

WELDING UP THE TAIL CONNECTION – March 11, 2020 Our tail mounts to the Switchblade's rear body tube frame at the back of the vehicle, and this has been modified several times during the prototype...

NEW INTERCOOLER PLUMBING – March 9, 2020 With the Switchblade prototype's temporary intercooler location now being the top of the vehicle (until we establish that the size works), we had to re-do...

BIG POWER IN PLACE – March 6, 2020 Although we reduced our load on the Switchblade's electrical system lately, we were still close to the maximum of what the 50-amp alternator could produce. We had...

BIG POWER IN PLACE – March 6, 2020 Although we reduced our load on the Switchblade's electrical system lately, we were still close to the maximum of what the 50-amp alternator could produce. We had...

BIGGER ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE – March 5, 2020 We increased the Switchblade prototype power needs when we added the new radiator fan, so we opted to put the larger 70-amp alternator into the engine...