This week Tanner Vaughn and team did an excellent job installing the new gears we had custom made for the gear reduction between the engine and the propeller. These gears allow us to spin the...
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4 REAL TIME VIDEOS — INSIDE SAMSON’S TEST RUN ANALYSIS
We wanted to give you some idea of what it is we look at in order to sort through the data from each Switchblade test run. This video clip shows how we combine different views on the same time...
RE-CAP OF RECENT OUT-OF-TOWN TESTING
We accomplished a great deal during our recent out-of-town testing, including a number of long hops. Excellent progress from the earlier testing at this longer runway! Here you can see Test Pilot...
ROLLING OUT THE SWITCHBLADE FOR A DAY OF FLIGHT TESTING
After traveling to an out-of-town airport with a longer runway, the team worked hard to get the prototype all ready for the first day of testing. After an in-depth team briefing led by Test Flight...
SAMSON SKY TO GIVE FORUM AT SUN’n FUN AEROSPACE EXPO — WED. MARCH 29 @ 12:00pm!
Please join us for an engaging presentation: Getting to First Flight: Switchblade Flying Car. Presenter James Mauch - Switchblade Owner, Ambassador and Samson Board Member - will give an inside view...
SWITCHBLADE HANGING OUT WITH THE BIG BOYS!
The Switchblade Test Team was back at the out-of-town test airport last weekend and we made excellent progress! This great shot of an F-18 and the Switchblade was taken while we were heading out to...
SAMSON NOW HAS RESERVATION HOLDERS IN 57 COUNTRIES!
The Switchblade, arguably the most popular flying car in history, now has Reservation Holders in 57 countries, including all 50 U.S. States! Country #57 is Poland! The first future owner in Poland...
MORE ON SWITCHBLADE TESTING WITH VGs
As explained in the last post, we are testing with little shark fin shaped Vortex Generators on the wings. The testing is done with different flap settings and then the video footage is analyzed to...