The Switchblade Test Team was back at the out-of-town test airport last weekend and we made excellent progress! This great shot of an F-18 and the Switchblade was taken while we were heading out to...
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SAMSON NOW HAS RESERVATION HOLDERS IN 57 COUNTRIES!
The Switchblade, arguably the most popular flying car in history, now has Reservation Holders in 57 countries, including all 50 U.S. States! Country #57 is Poland! The first future owner in Poland...
MORE ON SWITCHBLADE TESTING WITH VGs
As explained in the last post, we are testing with little shark fin shaped Vortex Generators on the wings. The testing is done with different flap settings and then the video footage is analyzed to...
VORTEX GENERATORS (BUT NO FLUX CAPACITOR)
On many wings, especially on aircraft with the capacity to land and take off slowly, vortex generators are installed along the leading edge (front edge) of the wing. A vortex generator (VG) looks...
SWITCHBLADE FLYING SPORTS CAR IS TAKING HOPS!
The Samson Switchblade is getting air under the tires! Hops are where you get up a small distance, wiggle the wings and settle back down on the runway. This helps to ensure that the vehicle is...
SWITCHBLADE GETS EVEN MORE AIR UNDER HER TIRES!!
We thought you'd like to see the Samson Switchblade with even more air under the tires, during the longest hop we took in recent testing! We are not calling this First Flight, as we want that to be...
SWITCHBLADE FLIGHT TESTING ON A LONGER RUNWAY
The Samson team has been very busy flight testing on a longer runway out of the area. A longer runway gives you the opportunity to take short hops, which may not be feasible on a shorter runway....
FLIGHT TESTING AT SUNSET
Flight testing is intense work and often involves being out in cold weather. But it's definitely exciting and progress is made every day. At the end of a long day of testing, we were treated to this...