Events & Updates
SWITCHBLADE UPDATE    September 15, 2016

SWITCHBLADE UPDATE September 15, 2016

More body pieces in the works! Shown above is the mold for the nose cone. The purpose of this piece is to hold an aerodynamic shape in 200 mph+ winds, but also collapse in case of a frontal impact....

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SWITCHBLADE  UPDATE   September 5, 2016

SWITCHBLADE UPDATE September 5, 2016

Engineering shifted into high gear since the last post, as we are pushing hard to get the tail caught up with the body progress. We want to have two build teams working - one on the body and one on...

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SWITCHBLADE  UPDATE   August 2, 2016

SWITCHBLADE UPDATE August 2, 2016

The carbon parts for the sides of the vehicle were being produced in July. Above you see two images of the left side completed, and below an image of the right side coming out of the oven. These are...

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Switchblade Update   13 July,  2016

Switchblade Update 13 July, 2016

With AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, coming up soon, we had to work long hours to make the dashboard display body section ready for the world's largest aviation celebration. The partial body went...

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Switchblade Update   13 July,  2016

Switchblade Update 13 July, 2016

With AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, coming up soon, we had to work long hours to make the dashboard display body section ready for the world's largest aviation celebration. The partial body went...

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Switchblade Update  23 June, 2016

Switchblade Update 23 June, 2016

Body parts are being made, and will soon be assembled, but in the meantime we needed to dive into the dashboard, brakes, gas pedal, rudder pedals, etc. To really make sense of all of that, and...

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Oshkosh AirVenture 2016

Oshkosh AirVenture 2016

SAMSON MOTORS WILL BE ATTENDING AIRVENTURE, the world’s biggest aviation celebration!! July 25-31, 2016 in Oshkosh Wisconsin. Visit us in Hangar D, Booth #4059 to see the latest progress and sit in...

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