We think our test pilot should wear a tuxedo, as we are definitely stylish on that runway. Can you imagine what people will think as they see you taxi by or drive by in a Switchblade? We are happy...
After a safety briefing with the team, and final check over of the vehicle, we rolled the Switchblade flying car prototype out of the hangar, on its way to our first day of taxi testing. The weather...
As we button up the Switchblade, the doors are the last things to go on for any outside testing. In this image we have the doors on, with part of the test team outside of the hangar, getting ready...
The elevators are the parts of the tail that point the nose down or up. Before we could fly, we needed to hook up the elevators to the pilot in the cockpit, so his actions can move that important...
One of the most critical installations is the fly-by-wire rudder system located in the Switchblade's tail. The rudder points the nose left and right on the aircraft, and is used to make an aircraft...
As we mount the wings and tail on the vehicle for flight testing, we are balancing the control surfaces that are the moving parts of the wing and tail. In flight, these parts are directed by the...
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Now that the new rear suspension setup passed the drop test, we were able to outfit that suspension to both sides of the rear of the vehicle and get it ready to roll down the runway. Here you see...