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Update – November 6, 2020

Update – November 6, 2020

WILD VIEW FROM THE SAMSON HANGAR- November 6, 2020 This was the incredibly dramatic view looking east from the Samson Hangar at the Prineville Airport! Two of us ran outside to capture it on film....

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Update – November 5, 2020

Update – November 5, 2020

NEW INTAKE INSTALLED - November 5, 2020 The new and improved aluminum intake box with a larger throttle body on top is installed in the Switchblade prototype. We pressure tested it, sealed two small...

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Update – October 27, 2020

Update – October 27, 2020

MORE BOOSTED PRESSURE INTO THE ENGINE - October 27, 2020 One way we worked on to increase boosted pressure into the V4 engine was to enlarge the route the incoming air takes. This meant making a new...

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Update – November 3, 2020

Update – November 3, 2020

NEWS OF SWITCHBLADE HITTING TAKEOFF SPEED OF 88 MPH REACHES TOTAL POTENTIAL AUDIENCE OF 110.7 MILLION PEOPLE!!! - November 3, 2020 Yes, that's 110,700,000! Samson Sky's Press Release was picked up...

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Update – October 30, 2020

Update – October 30, 2020

ENLARGED AIR INTAKE SYSTEM - STEP 3 - October 30, 2020 The next few steps are combined here, as progress was fast. The new airbox was welded to the intake runners. Then the fittings were welded to...

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Update – October 28, 2020

Update – October 28, 2020

ENLARGING THE AIR INTAKE SYSTEM - STEP 2 - October 28, 2020 The second step in creating an enlarged air intake system was to cut off the long intake runners that channel air into each cylinder, and...

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UPDATE: October 22, 2020

UPDATE: October 22, 2020

12 LBS OF BOOST AT SUPERCHARGER - October 22, 2020 This week our team has continued to tune with the V4 engine and supercharger. This is being done with running the prop to put a load on the engine....

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