THE BACK STORY: Melissa got her pilot's license several years ago while her husband Jim has been flying since he was 17 and has also built 4 kit aircraft. Jim told us, "Melissa has always wanted a...
"My wife and I are excited to travel on our own terms." Congratulations to pilot Mark Scheef of Appleton, Wisconsin for Reserving his Switchblade! Contact Us
Here's what Switchblade Reservation Holder Jon Harbart had to say: "I've been following the Samson Switchblade for over a decade and as a pilot and engineer I'm eager to have my own. To always have...
Our great team of 12 people worked their hearts out (before, during and after the event) to help make this the best AirVenture in Samson's history! We got to re-experience the excitement of people...
Thousands of interested people have been visiting the Samson Pavilion and the response has been very enthusiastic! After only 2 days at the world's largest aviation celebration, we have already had...
Our advance team is setting up our exhibit and the star (the Switchblade prototype) arrives today! She was shipped cross-country for AirVenture - the world’s largest aviation celebration! On the...
To give the test pilot more control right at the edge of lift-off, we revised the front suspension to be more like an aircraft and less like a car. Once we have flown and learned from that, we will...
One thing we had introduced earlier was having two vertical stators in the duct just behind the propeller. Stators are fixed mini-wings that are used to re-direct flow from a ducted fan. In our case...