THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS – August 31, 2018 Our laminated safety glass windshield was delivered, so we removed the plastic windshield from the flying prototype and placed the glass windshield on the...

  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...

CHECKING FIT – August 24, 2018 When the nose cone was attached for the AirVenture event, we found that the rack and pinion steering unit had been positioned incorrectly, and the outside of that unit...

  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...

PUT THE PEDAL TO THE METAL - August 18, 2018 One of the actions happening parallel to many others, is final development of the throttle-by-wire system. Electrical engineer and consultant Ryan Dillon...

ENGINES-R-US - June 19, 2018 While most efforts were placed on getting the tail mounted and tested, a second crew worked on getting the ground test vehicle (GTV) ready for the track. The purpose of...

LASERS? – August 6, 2018 After AirVenture, the prototype was shipped 2,000 miles back from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to Prineville, Oregon. Back in the hangar, Brent Burch (Samson Builder and Quality...

SAM'S VIEW - June 12, 2018 Having the completed tail brought to the Samson hangar from Composite Approach was a happy moment for Sam Bousfield, Switchblade creator (above). While the wing swing was...