Now that they've been painted, we balanced the tail elevators to ensure they won't flutter. This is for added safety. After doing the balancing, David Nobles (left) and Sean Bliss are shown here...
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BOLTING IT BACK TOGETHER – July 08, 2022
Now that we've painted the majority of the carbon fiber parts for the Switchblade, we are bolting up the parts again so we can have a finished vehicle ready for FAA inspection. In this image we have...
BAD BOY BACK IN HANGAR – July 05, 2022
The Switchblade body and tail were painted over the holiday weekend, and are now back in the hangar. The paint turned out great, thanks to our 'painter' (Samson Engineer Tanner Vaughn), Ronald...
LOOKING EXTRA CLASSY! – July 01, 2022
We just had to show you a little glamour shot before we get back into more testing today. The new paint on the nose cone and front hatch gives a cool contrast to the side panels and door. But please...
BIG MILESTONE ACHIEVED!! – June 30, 2022
After months of extensive tests and quite a few modifications and fine-tuning, the Switchblade has passed both the engine cooling and acceleration requirements needed prior to flight testing! Our...
UPDATING SOFTWARE FOR THE FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS – June 28, 2022
Nick Leonard - Switchblade Owner and aircraft builder - flew up from California in the RV10 he built, to update the Dynon display. Nick is shown here updating the current system software, as well as...
CHECKING FOR LEAKS – June 23, 2022
After we repaired the engine water pump, we ran the Switchblade flying sports car outside to check for leaks. It proved to be in perfect condition, so well done to the Team! Now we are putting the...
MOLD FOR A PORTION OF THE RADIATOR DUCT – June 22, 2022
This is a mold for a portion of the radiator duct. The mold was 3D printed and then body-worked for smoothness, which gives it this unusual pattern. This is a future part that we plan to incorporate...