For us, part of the process in flight testing is to check different propeller blade angles, as this relates to acceleration and top speed. The purpose is to see what prop angles will give us the...
The overall goal was to test acceleration at speeds higher than our estimated take-off speed of 88 mph. We did a total of 10 runs, all of which were over 90 mph!! Our driver, Sam Bousfield confirmed...
While waiting for the test pilot's next availability, Sam Bousfield took the wheel once again. The wings were removed for these speed runs, to make sure there was no risk of the Switchblade getting...
After our first few test runs taking the Switchblade down the runway, the plan was to do was to do a tweak to the engine tune. (This is done by programming the engine computer). Above you can see...
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...