Events & Updates
Update – January 23, 2020

Update – January 23, 2020

LIDAR SENSOR FOR LANDING – January 23, 2020 The first photo gives the view from outside the bumper. You can see the downward facing lenses of the Lidar - which is a laser sensor that measures and...

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Update – January 22, 2020

Update – January 22, 2020

SAMSON V4 ENGINE ACHIEVES 209 HP AT 6,000 RPM – January 22, 2020 Engine Dyno, Loyning's Engine Services - Portland, Oregon:  With a combined total of 66 years of engine tuning, Arnie Loyning (left)...

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Update – January 21, 2020

Update – January 21, 2020

IN THE ENGINE DYNO CONTROL BOOTH: LOYNING'S ENGINE SERVICES – January 21, 2020 As mentioned yesterday, we have the Samson V4 on the engine dyno at Loyning's Engine Services in Portland, OR. At the...

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Update – January 20, 2020

Update – January 20, 2020

SETTING UP FOR TUNING ON ENGINE DYNO IN PORTLAND – January 20, 2020 We recently decided to take our Switchblade engine back to the experts at Loyning's Engine Services in Portland, OR to get it...

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Update – January 17, 2020

Update – January 17, 2020

CHECKING FOR VIBRATION WITH NEW SWITCHBLADE FLYWHEEL – January 17, 2020 We received all of the parts necessary to bolt up the new Switchblade flywheel and clutch assembly to the engine and ran the...

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Update – January 16, 2020

Update – January 16, 2020

A LITTLE SNOW DOESN'T STOP US FROM ENGINE TESTING – January 16, 2020 We received all of the parts necessary to bolt up the new flywheel and clutch assembly to the engine, and even though it was...

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Update – January 15, 2020

Update – January 15, 2020

SAFETY EQUIPMENT GOING IN – January 15, 2020 In a worse-case scenario, when an aircraft crashes, there is a little box that sends out a signal to let search and rescue people know where you ended...

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Update – January 13, 2020

NEW 3D PRINTED ENGINE JUNCTION BOX – January 13, 2020 Multi-talented Larry Hinman 3D printed this new engine junction box for us this weekend and brought it in this morning. This trial run box is...

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