Soaring Past Reservation Holder 600 Mark
As the aviation world heads to Lakeland, Florida for the 44th annual Sun ‘n Fun Expo and Fly-In this week the Samson Sky organization, developers of the Switchblade flying sports car, reached reservation position 615.
INSTALLING THE TAIL – July 17, 2018 The tail is the most complex part of the entire vehicle and predictably, installing the boom for the first time required some work. Pictured above, Brent Burch...
Blade Runner
Drive it from your garage to the airport. Once there, swing the wings out, and fly to your destination at up to 200 mph, at altitudes of 10,000 feet, at a top speed of 175 mph.
PAINT - THE FINAL FRONTIER – July 16, 2018 In the above photo, Cascade Customs in Bend, Oregon is prepping and painting the Switchblade clamshell doors. They have painted many beautiful aircraft...
Samson Sky Switchblade Flying Car Set To Start Road Tests
Samson Sky now has a road-going prototype of the Switchblade and more than 600 order reservations for the production version of what the Oregon-based company has dubbed the world’s first “flying sports car.”
WINGS ON – July 15, 2018 With the rear body parts on, the belly pan in and the Switchblade up on her wheels, it’s time to put the wings on. In the photo above, Dana Beebe holds the left wing tip at...
Update - March 3, 2018 We received the six-speed transmission that is intended to serve as the ground transmission for the Switchblade flying sports car. The transmission shown in the image above is...
FITTING REAR BODY PARTS TOGETHER – July 14, 2018 A master at trimming, sanding and fitting the carbon fiber body parts, Brent Burch (above) is grinding along an edge of the rear bumper, using a...
