THE COOLER THE BETTER - July 8, 2020 Engineer David Nobles is shown here installing the new radiator fan into the custom shroud. Perfect fit. Samson’s Larry Hinman is the 3D printing expert here...

THE COOLER THE BETTER - July 8, 2020 Engineer David Nobles is shown here installing the new radiator fan into the custom shroud. Perfect fit. Samson’s Larry Hinman is the 3D printing expert here...
INSTALLING THE ENGINE FOR FLIGHT - July 6, 2020 The Samson V4 engine was received from the engine tuners, and was lowered into place in the flying prototype this morning. This should be our final...
SAMSON V4 ENGINE POWER GRAPH FROM DYNO - July 2, 2020 Loyning's Engine Services, Portland, Oregon. We tuned differently this time, as we can't use more than 200 hp through the propeller. We tuned...
SUCCESS AT ENGINE DYNO - July 2, 2020 The Samson V4 engine is coming home to be installed after successful dyno testing at Loyning's Engine Services in Portland, Oregon. We achieved all of our goals...
BACK-UP SAMSON V4 GOING ON ENGINE DYNO - June 29, 2020 The team at Loyning's Engine Services in Portland, OR has completed their work on our back-up Samson V4 engine and we're getting it mounted to...
BIG SCREEN HELPS WIRING - June 26, 2020 Our recently custom built electrician's table has a large screen monitor to be able to create and read wiring diagrams, which can be extremely complicated....
BEEFING UP THE CONTROL INTERFACE - June 24, 2020 As we tested all pilot controls to the wings and tail, we found a few areas where we could improve things. While we wait for the motor to come back,...
THE RIGHT TABLE FOR THE JOB - June 22, 2020 Sean Bliss is building a custom table to be used for electrical work. It will enable our electrician to have all his supplies (including spools of wire,...