One of the tried and true tools for flight testing is to tape small strips of yarn to a flying surface, in this case the horizontal and vertical tail structure. The GoPro cameras record video of the...
Here is the Switchblade taxiing back after a recent high-speed run. It can be over 100 degrees here but there is still snow on the highest mountains! Even with the hot weather, the engine is doing...
We know you're all waiting for a flying video, but since there are many smaller steps to be done before flight, we wanted to show you some footage of a recent run we did. This video captures the...
Production Switchblades will have hinged doors, just like a typical car. And the side windows (in the doors) will be power windows. The prototype however, if different. Here you can see one of the...
2022 is the year of the Switchblade and we wanted to celebrate that yesterday we reached and blew past Reservation Position 2,022!! A pilot from Oro Valley, Arizona has this lucky number! In the...
In the image below, the test pilot is in the Switchblade going over the list of tests to be done that day. Each test builds on the last one, and each provides certain data that the Test Team is...
To celebrate passing the FAA inspection (giving us approval for flight testing), and to bring the Team together for this new phase, we donned our new Switchblade Flight Test Crew yellow shirts. The...
As part of our high-speed taxi testing, we adjusted the propeller angle and ran several times at each setting to spot whether there was an increase or decrease in top speed and acceleration rate....