We wanted to treat you to a second flight test video, created by ToPa3d in Bend, Oregon! Here you can see the team rolling the Switchblade back from the New Moon Aviation hangar, Sam Bousfield with...
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MAJOR PROGRESS ON FLIGHT TESTING SWITCHBLADE FLYING CAR!
Samson Sky has recently made major progress in their flight test program and the Switchblade is looking closer than ever to maiden flight! (Enjoy this first-ever aerial drone footage of the...
TAXIING OUT FOR MORE TEST RUNS
Left to right, John Vaughn (racing suspension and engine expert) and Sam Bousfield (Samson CEO and Switchblade designer) wait for test pilot Ron McElroy to taxi out, before jumping in their trucks...
SAMSON FLIGHT TEST CREW — BRIEFINGS ARE KEY
The Samson Flight Test Crew has frequent briefings, which insure we are tightly coordinated and focused on the procedure and goal of the next set of tests. Here you can see test pilot Ron McElroy...
BETWEEN FLIGHT TEST RUNS
Samson's flight test program is designed to take several consecutive runs, each with its own parameters (speeds, flap settings, etc.). After each set of 3 runs, the test pilot brings her back to the...
LATEST FLIGHT TEST ACTION FOR SWITCHBLADE FLYING CAR!
With veteran test pilot Ron McElroy at the controls, the Switchblade flying sports car took to a local runway yesterday to do the next step in our flight test program. We built up speed with each...
SWITCHBLADE FLYING SPORTS CAR BACK IN FLIGHT TESTING!
We are back in flight testing with test pilot Ron McElroy at the helm. Samson has been very fortunate to have him as our flight test advisor since the early days of this adventure. This testing is...
INSTEAD OF A LEADING LADY
We have a leading-arm front suspension. Yeah, bad joke. Well, one of our engineers working on Production Engineering was doing a deep dive on front suspension recently and found an issue with the...