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Update – December 10, 2019

Update – December 10, 2019

CHECK OUT THE BEAUTIFUL NEW RADIATOR DUCT – December 10, 2019 Steve Lorentzen did a great job on this new carbon fiber radiator duct! Due to the complex curves on this part, he had to make it in two...

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Update – December 9, 2019

Update – December 9, 2019

NICE TO HAVE OUR TEST PILOT HELP WITH SOME SWITCHBLADE ENGINE TUNING – December 9, 2019 When our Test Pilot Ron McElroy was in town late last week, he assisted us on a couple of engine tunes. For...

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Update – December 8, 2019

Update – December 8, 2019

TEST PILOT CAPT. RON GETTING MORE FAMILIAR WITH SWITCHBLADE COCKPIT Our Test Pilot Ron McElroy (Capt. Ron) was just in town for a day and a half - and among other things, he did some more...

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Update – December 6, 2019

Update – December 6, 2019

RADIATOR DUCT MOLD PROGRESS – December 6, 2019 Steve Lorentzen finished sanding and shaping the Switchblade radiator duct mold in his shop. In this photo, the opening that faces the front of the...

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Update – December 6, 2019

Update – December 6, 2019

RADIATOR DUCT MOLD PROGRESS – December 6, 2019 Steve Lorentzen finished sanding and shaping the Switchblade radiator duct mold in his shop. In this photo, the opening that faces the front of the...

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Update – December 5, 2019

Update – December 5, 2019

RADIATOR DUCT TAKING ON A NEW SHAPE – December 5, 2019 Our engineers determined that we needed still more airflow going in and out of the Switchblade radiator. Composites expert Steve Lorentzen was...

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Update – December 4, 2019

Update – December 4, 2019

TWEAKING THE PITCH OF THE PROPELLER BLADES – December 4, 2019 Ron Burch (left) and Sean Bliss recently adjusted the pitch of the Switchblade propeller blades, in preparation for our next set of...

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Update – December 3, 2019

Update – December 3, 2019

REFERENCING DESIGN PROGRAM FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB) – December 3, 2019 At the top of the photo directly above, you can see a bit of the design program being referenced. (This is shown as a...

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