SWITCHBLADE FLAP BRACKETS NEARLY DONE – February 21, 2020 You are looking at the flap controls on a square tube beam that supports this near the wing root (where wing and body meet). We went to a...
UPDATE ON OUR FLAP ASSEMBLY – February 20, 2020 Samson Chief Builder Ron Burch is drilling out the alignment holes on 2 aluminum brackets. These will go on a mounting rail with the actuator, as part...
DOUBLE CHECK ON WEIGHT AND BALANCE – February 17, 2020 As part of the checks being done on the Switchblade before we fly, there is a check of weight and balance. This was done recently to double...
UPDATE ON OUR FLAP ASSEMBLY – February 20, 2020 Samson Chief Builder Ron Burch is drilling out the alignment holes on 2 aluminum brackets. These will go on a mounting rail with the actuator, as part...
COMPLETING ONE OF THE FINAL STEPS ON THE SWITCHBLADE TAIL – February 13, 2020 As a parallel path to the acceleration testing, Phillip Mikula (left) and Ron Burch (right) have also been working on...
WEIGHT, THE FINAL FRONTIER – February 18, 2020 As mentioned in the previous post, we weighed the Switchblade major assemblies to get an idea of the overall weight and balance. The outcome was pretty...
Effort aloft to make New Hampshire a leader in flying cars
When it comes to New Hampshire’s future with flying cars – or “roadable aircraft,” to give the preferred term – advocates have their main argument ready.
NEW DUCT TAKING SHAPE – February 11, 2020 Chief Builder Ron Burch is shown carving out the opening for the new duct shape for the Switchblade's radiator. We definitely made improvements, and we are...