WELDING ENGINE MOUNTS - February 11, 2021 Brian Traynor finished welding the engine mounts yesterday and now we are prepping the tube frame for re-painting. Enough of the parts came for us to align...
TESTING BEGINS ON NEW SWITCHBLADE ENGINE - February 9, 2021 The 3-cylinder engine was started and run from idle speeds up to 3,000 rpm recently to check whether we had successfully handled unwanted...
TESTING BEGINS ON NEW SWITCHBLADE ENGINE - February 9, 2021 The 3-cylinder engine was started and run from idle speeds up to 3,000 rpm recently to check whether we had successfully handled unwanted...
SWITCHBLADE REAR SUSPENSION ASSEMBLED - February 5, 2021 As you may recall, we replaced the A-arms for the rear suspension after testing the suspension on the brutal drop test a month ago. We passed...
FITS LIKE A GLOVE - February 3, 2021 The tube frame with the upper propeller shaft mount welded in place was bolted to the Switchblade body again, and the new engine lowered roughly into place to...
REINFORCING SWITCHBLADE TUBE FRAME - February 1, 2021 Brian Traynor of FSM Fabrication is shown here at the Samson Hangar, reinforcing the Switchblade tube frame to support the new engine. The new...
BODY MODIFICATION COMPLETED - January 28, 2021 Steve Lorentzen's crew (Redmond, OR) completed the modification on the Switchblade's rear bulkhead where we had cut the hold to make room for the...
MIKULA MASTERS THE ENGINE - January 26, 2021 Electronic Tech Phillip Mikula (in the bright jacket) is getting ready to test the sensor and switch controls while running the 3-cylinder engine, with...