“GENTLEMEN, START YOUR ENGINES!” – July 7, 2018 The engine crew’s excellent work installing our Samson V4 190 hp engine in the GTV (Ground Test Vehicle) included wiring, testing, and connecting all...
Update – July 7, 2018
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Events & Updates
Update – JULY 6, 2018
FABRICATING THE JIG FOR OUR STEEL TUBE FRAME & THE TUBE FRAME ITSELF - JULY 6, 2018 Kevin Risse of Risse Racing is cutting a piece of angle aluminum while Sam Bousfield steadies the other end....
Update – July 5, 2018
THE REAR DUCT PART THAT HOUSES THE PROP - July 5, 2018 The engineering drawing above shows 2 different views of the Switchblade rear ducted area, where the propeller is located. This gives a very...
Update – July 4, 2018
DIVINE INTERVENTION - July 4, 2018 A ray of sun came streaming through the hangar door just as these three teammates made a final decision on where to locate the wiring package for the tail...
Update – July 3, 2018
CONTROL WHEEL – July 3, 2018 Just because you haven't heard us screaming by in the Ground Test Vehicle (GTV), doesn't mean we have forgotten about ground testing of engine and transmission. We have...
Update – June 30, 2018
TOTALLY TUBULAR – June 30, 2018 These chrome molly steel tubes were sent to us pre-bent and ends trimmed (coped, in technical terms) by VR3 of Ontario, Canada. They did extremely good work, and the...
Update – June 28, 2018
SPACE, THE FINAL FRONTIER – June 28, 2018 Needing more space in the engine bay is probably a familiar story to builders and engineers. I think most modern cars have their engine bay more carefully...
Update June 26, 2018
WINDOW TO THE WORLD - June 26, 2018 We got more help from the pros at Aircraft Windshield Company in Southern California. We love those folks! We needed a new set of larger side windows, as...