Thanks to all who put in a guess on our Facebook contest! It was tough to judge because we didn't give you a point of reference. Congratulations to Terry Roberts, who guessed 30 lbs even, which was...
Another big milestone for the new engine installation was made today when the Assembly Team finished mounting the new gearcase from SkyTrax to the Samson 3 engine. You can see in the image above the...
One of the major portions of getting this new engine installed was to create a new driveshaft linking the engine/gearbox to the propeller. We didn't mind having to re-do the prop drive shaft, as it...
Usually, mechanical things are seen as functional rather than aesthetic. We would like to make the case that the new gearbox from SkyTrax is a beautiful creation. This gearbox bolts to the engine...
The modifications to the rear cabin bulkhead are in their last stages. In the image below, Composite Tech Bart Long is applying aircraft adhesive (Hysol) to the last modification, which is to give...
Electrical Tech Phillip Mikula recently completed the engine wire harness, so it can be easily installed in the Switchblade engine bay when we're ready. You can see the MoTeC ECM (Engine Control...
We are moving parts of the rear bulkhead around to clear the new exhaust pipe routing that the new engine requires. Carbon is sensitive to heat, so we have to give heat sources enough room to make...
The new engine has been mounted on the tube frame and we had removed the tube frame from the vehicle to gain better access to the engine and faster work getting the electrical, fuel, and intake air...