SPINNING A NEW DIRECTION - January 8, 2021 With the new three-cylinder engine and propeller gear reduction system, we had to have new propellers built that would spin the opposite direction. So new...
Update – January 8, 2021
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Update – January 6, 2021
FUEL PUMP TANK TAKES SHAPE - January 6, 2021 The new engine operates with in-tank fuel pumps, so to make sure we use the fuel pumps and pressure regulators that were built for this engine, we opted...
Update – January 4, 2021
ELEVATOR MOD COMPLETED ON TAIL BOOM - January 4, 2021 We finished installing the modified elevator control on the bottom of the tail boom. This is a temporary location, for flight testing only. Our...
Update – December 30, 2020
ENGINE ELECTRONICS IN THE WORKS - December 30, 2020 Samson's Electrical Technician, Phillip Mikula, has a huge computer screen so he can easily see wiring diagrams, like this one for the 3-cylinder...
Update – December 28, 2020
ENGINE POSITIONED - December 28, 2020 Today the replacement 3-cylinder engine was settled into the Switchblade engine bay - inside the tube frame and behind the carbon body. Sean Bliss is shown...
Update – December 22, 2020
SUB-ASSEMBLIES STARTED - Decembver 22, 2020 We have received enough of the parts from machine shops and fabrication shops to start assembling the major portion of the gear reduction to the prop....
Update – December 21, 2020
FILLING THE GAP WITH GOO - December 21,2020 We are mounting a tube on the underside of the tail boom to run our push cable through. To do that, we have to drill out bolt holes through the carbon...
Update – December 17, 2020
SWITCHBLADE PASSES BIG SUSPENSION DROP TEST! - December 17, 2020 We completed drop testing our new rear suspension on Dec 4 without any failure, but when we reviewed the film, we saw that the...