August 20, 2025
Samson Sky held our annual VIP dinner for Owners and Investors at AirVenture and during the briefing, it was released that the engineering team had been hard at work to reduce the empty weight of the vehicle to allow for a higher useful load.
Read moreJuly 18, 2025
The next parts being made are the front quarter panels on the left and right side of the nose of the vehicle. With this, we should have a completed nose cone as the first completed sub-assembly for the Switchblade.
Read moreJune 24, 2025
Faster progress is being made towards Switchblade production, now that bigger funding is arriving.
Read moreMay 16, 2025
Here you can see how the team works this test sequence.
Read moreApril 6, 2025
Last month, Samson had the great opportunity to exhibit at the world’s leading composites show – JEC WORLD 2025 – in Paris, France. This huge event just celebrated their 60th year.
Read moreFebruary 28, 2025
As you may recall, we shifted from making wings first to making the body first. The reasoning being that we could complete the body and be testing on the ground while we finished making the wings and tail. Then we bolt on wings and tail and do flight testing into the fall and early winter.
Read moreJanuary 31, 2025
It is a New Year!
The Samson Sky Team hit the ground running as we entered 2025! January has been a very productive month. Here are some of the highlights for you!
Read moreJanuary 5, 2025
Last year showed amazing progress as we pivoted from the original design that was test flown in November of 2023.
Read moreNovember 30, 2024
The Switchblade flying car is moving closer to production with a sleeker body, new tail design, and advanced composites for faster, greener manufacturing. Meet our expanded team, new motor partner, and see how we’re protecting flight surfaces.
Read moreOctober 31, 2024
Discover the new Switchblade flying car! With a sleeker body, smarter hybrid system, and exciting production progress, we’re closer than ever to first flight. Join us on the journey, reserve your spot, follow updates, or explore investment opportunities today.
Read moreSeptember 5, 2024
While the upgraded body design went through the wind tunnel, which validated the aerodynamics of this new shape and propulsion system, there was always going to be room for styling the exterior to reflect the amazing performance of the vehicle.
Read moreAugust 10, 2024
We released the new enhanced body design of the Switchblade at AirVenture in late July, which drew an overwhelming number of incredible reviews and positive comments. We were told we won the unofficial "Brown Grass Award" for the amount of trampled grass around our displays.
Read moreJune 30, 2024
We have been working on production engineering for the Switchblade and were tweaking the design to get the improvements needed for production vehicles.
Read moreMay 20, 2024
This stunning flow visibility technique allows us to catch the flow of air separation in low pressure areas. We’re looking for ‘separation’ which wouldn’t occur in a high pressure area like the forward portion of the nose.
Read moreApril 13, 2024
We mentioned last newsletter that the Switchblade body had an even more streamlined and sleek shape. But what does the improved Switchblade look like?
Read moreMarch 15, 2024
As was mentioned in the last newsletter, the Switchblade flew last November and flew very well! The overall aerodynamics, flying qualities, slow speed handling, take off characteristics, landing ease, and more were just what we had hoped for.
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