As you may recall, we stiffened the Switchblade's tail earlier. In order to re-mount it correctly, we built a tail fixture to hold the tail while the final mount points are drilled. This allows us...
We found two connections at the wing root of the right wing that needed a slight modification, and Sean Bliss is shown using a red-colored 3D printed jig to re-drill the holes in our...
As we showed earlier, we are using a piano hinge as a means to join two halves of the curved duct carbon fiber form. In this case, the ‘hinge’ acts as joiner only, and you pull the hinge central...
As we are spraying our propeller chain drive with oil for the Switchblade flying sports car prototype, we had to design a cover to keep the oil from making a mess out of the engine compartment. The...
No, not a B movie title. This describes what you see in the image, with metal alignment tools called clecos holding the piano hinges in place as the piano hinge is riveted to the carbon duct panels....
Sean Bliss is demonstrating how you line up this centering device on a tube on the drill press. He decided we need this device and gave the specs to Tanner Vaughn, who 3D printed it for us. We have...
The flaps are the movable parts of the main wing that you see rotating down and back when landing. The Switchblade has flaps, which are on each side of the body on the main wings, and need to move...
While we are waiting on a new part for the prop transmission, Composite Team member Bart Long is shown installing a centering rib for the duct in the rear of the Switchblade. As has been mentioned...