Flight testing is intense work and often involves being out in cold weather. But it's definitely exciting and progress is made every day. At the end of a long day of testing, we were treated to this...
We wanted to treat you to a second flight test video, created by ToPa3d in Bend, Oregon! Here you can see the team rolling the Switchblade back from the New Moon Aviation hangar, Sam Bousfield with...
Samson Sky has recently made major progress in their flight test program and the Switchblade is looking closer than ever to maiden flight! (Enjoy this first-ever aerial drone footage of the...
Left to right, John Vaughn (racing suspension and engine expert) and Sam Bousfield (Samson CEO and Switchblade designer) wait for test pilot Ron McElroy to taxi out, before jumping in their trucks...
The Samson Flight Test Crew has frequent briefings, which insure we are tightly coordinated and focused on the procedure and goal of the next set of tests. Here you can see test pilot Ron McElroy...
Samson's flight test program is designed to take several consecutive runs, each with its own parameters (speeds, flap settings, etc.). After each set of 3 runs, the test pilot brings her back to the...
With veteran test pilot Ron McElroy at the controls, the Switchblade flying sports car took to a local runway yesterday to do the next step in our flight test program. We built up speed with each...
We are back in flight testing with test pilot Ron McElroy at the helm. Samson has been very fortunate to have him as our flight test advisor since the early days of this adventure. This testing is...