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African Pilot

Urban Mobility: Flying Cars
The promise of the Switchblade is a quantum leap in personal transportation, effectively transforming the mundane experience of A to B travel into the magical freedom of flight.

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Update – December 9, 2020

Update – December 9, 2020

FANCY COATING - December 9, 2020 We normally have our chromoly steel tubes painted, but in this case we decided to try a ceramic coating called Cerakote, which is thinner and more slippery. These...

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Update – December 7, 2020

Update – December 7, 2020

MAKING A FAIRING - December 7, 2020 A fairing is a cover over something that is exposed to the wind on a moving vehicle. Aircraft have fairings around the wheels sometimes, and where you have an...

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Update – December 4, 2020

Update – December 4, 2020

FIRST DROP TEST PASSED - December 4, 2020 We have three drop tests to pass for the Switchblade rear suspension with the new shock absorber. We passed the first test today, which was a series of...

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Update – December 1, 2020

Update – December 1, 2020

GETTING READY FOR THE DROP - December 1, 2020 The rear suspension assembly is being established in the drop test fixture. Sean Bliss is shown bolting on the test mount with the rear suspension and...

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Update – November 25, 2020

Update – November 25, 2020

MAKING ACCESS FOR A STEERING MODIFICATION - November 25, 2020 Phillip Mikula is shown here creating access for the steering column T-bar modification we’re doing. To do this, he needs to temporarily...

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Flying car achieves 88 mph takeoff speed — no flaming tire tracks, though
Like Doc Brown’s DeLorean, it will transform to take flight

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KTVZ News Channel 21

KTVZ News Channel 21

Prineville’s ‘flying car’ maker touts 88 mph speed in runway test run
Yes, that’s the DeLorean’s time-travel speed in ‘Back to the Future’

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