Central Oregon

Update – February 26, 2021

Update – February 26, 2021

"MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE (FIRE) WALL - WHO'S THE COOLEST FLYING CAR OF ALL?" - February 26, 2021 We had a deeper pocket in the rear bulkhead for the new engine, so had to re-do the fire protection on...

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Update – February 23, 2021

Update – February 23, 2021

SWITCHBLADE REAR SUSPENSION MOUNTED - February 23, 2021 We finished mounting the rear suspension to the rear tube frame, and checked clearances with the new A-arms and shocks throughout the range of...

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Update – February 19, 2021

Update – February 19, 2021

SEATS IN THE WORKS - February 19, 2021 As you may have heard, the engineering team for the Switchblade has moved onto doing Production Engineering. As part of that, we have been working on seat...

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Update – February 16, 2021

Update – February 16, 2021

SWITCHBLADE REAR TUBE FRAME READY TO MOUNT - February 16, 2021 The revised rear tube frame was finished by the welder, who modified it for the new engine mounting and engine loads. It was then...

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Update – February 11, 2021

Update – February 11, 2021

WELDING ENGINE MOUNTS - February 11, 2021 Brian Traynor finished welding the engine mounts yesterday and now we are prepping the tube frame for re-painting. Enough of the parts came for us to align...

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Update – February 9, 2021

Update – February 9, 2021

TESTING BEGINS ON NEW SWITCHBLADE ENGINE - February 9, 2021 The 3-cylinder engine was started and run from idle speeds up to 3,000 rpm recently to check whether we had successfully handled unwanted...

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Update – February 9, 2021

Update – February 9, 2021

TESTING BEGINS ON NEW SWITCHBLADE ENGINE - February 9, 2021 The 3-cylinder engine was started and run from idle speeds up to 3,000 rpm recently to check whether we had successfully handled unwanted...

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Update – February 5, 2021

Update – February 5, 2021

SWITCHBLADE REAR SUSPENSION ASSEMBLED - February 5, 2021 As you may recall, we replaced the A-arms for the rear suspension after testing the suspension on the brutal drop test a month ago. We passed...

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