Cascade Business News

UPDATE – September 28, 2020

UPDATE – September 28, 2020

SUPERCHARGED V4 ENGINE SPINS PROP - September 28, 2020 As part of a comprehensive engine upgrade for the Switchblade flying car, we exchanged the turbocharger for a supercharger. One aspect of that...

read more
UPDATE BLOG – September 24, 2020

UPDATE BLOG – September 24, 2020

CHECKING V4 AT HIGH RPM - September 24, 2020 After passing through the break-in period for the supercharger and engine, we set out to run the engine at higher and higher rpm to ensure that the...

read more
UPDATE BLOG – September 21, 2020

UPDATE BLOG – September 21, 2020

FLYING CAR SUPERCHARGER - September 21, 2020 This is the final assembly for the Switchblade supercharger, with the grey supercharger on the right side, and the black alternator on the left side...

read more
Update Blog – September 18, 2020

Update Blog – September 18, 2020

TRANSMISSION INSTALLED WITH NEW MOUNTS - September 18, 2020 The transmission was reinstalled once the new bearing arrived and was installed. We had to remove one of the gears and have a groove...

read more
Update Blog – September 17, 2020

Update Blog – September 17, 2020

STATIC TEST OF NEW SWITCHBLADE SHOCKS - September 17, 2020 The new KING shocks were installed in the Switchblade today, and we did a simple static test to check if they would handle the passenger...

read more
Update Blog – September 16, 2020

Update Blog – September 16, 2020

STUDENT PILOT FROM PRADESH, INDIA SCORES RESERVATION POSITION #1313! - September 16, 2020 Congratulations to the lucky student pilot from Northern India who won a cool Switchblade cap! As the most...

read more
Update Blog – September 14, 2020

Update Blog – September 14, 2020

EXHAUST FLEX-COUPLERS INSTALLED - September 14, 2020 Today the flex-couplers in the Switchblade exhaust system were installed. They are located below and slightly behind the Samson V4 engine, with...

read more
Update Blog – September 11, 2020

Update Blog – September 11, 2020

FLYING CAR SHOCKS - September 11, 2020 This is a look at the assembled KING shock absorbers we are evaluating through road testing, and then will do Drop Testing to validate strength. They seem very...

read more