In The Press
EAA Sport Aviation Magazine
Samson Unveils Switchblade Flying Sports Car
The Samson Switchblade is mentioned in Briefly Noted, on page 13.
KTVZ NEWS CHANNEL 21
Another Step For A Flying Car
The Samson Switchblade team completed a new series of slalom testing per Road & Track standard course requirements with our ground test vehicle, and improved their time by 10%! We re-tested due to changing the differential (automobile part that splits power out to the wheels) to one that better suited our needs.
EAA Radio
Q & A on the Samson Switchblade with Inventor Sam Bousfield
In this radio interview at Oshkosh 2016, Fast Eddie, Digital Dave and Sam Bousfield discuss the Switchblade!
AOPA Online
SAMSON FLYING CAR TO USE FLY-BY-WIRE CONTROLS
Our booth was packed for most of this week-long event, but we took time to do interviews with media. Below is our first coverage for the breaking news regarding the Switchblade fly-by-wire rudder system we have recently been testing.
Green Sense Radio
Interview with Sam Bousfield, creator of the Switchblade Flying Car
Last week Sam Bousfield’s interview with Green Sense Radio aired on their 37 affiliate stations, nationwide.
Zolo Media
The Flying Car Of Prineville
Zolo Media’s Warren Schultz interviews Sam Bousfield at Samson’s Prineville facility to find out what the Switchblade is, why it’s different from flying cars of the past, how the ground test vehicle performs, and why Bousfield and team are confident it will fly.
SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE
Ready for Takeoff
The Switchblade is prominently featured in the article “The Future of Cars Is Already Here”, examining the future of flying cars, drones and autonomous cars, by renowned journalist and Best Selling author Jack Hitt.
Florida Aviation Network (FAN)
Switchblade Owners Frank Hanlon and Brian Purdy Speak with FAN
Switchblade Owners Frank Hanlon and Brian Purdy speak with host Ben Coleman of FAN, discussing the vehicle’s safety features, and what engineering and wind tunnel testing have been done.