As we showed earlier, we are using a piano hinge as a means to join two halves of the curved duct carbon fiber form. In this case, the ‘hinge’ acts as joiner only, and you pull the hinge central...
Switchblade® Flying Sports Car
HIGH TEMP 3D PRINTING – October 14, 2021
As we are spraying our propeller chain drive with oil for the Switchblade flying sports car prototype, we had to design a cover to keep the oil from making a mess out of the engine compartment. The...
ATTACK OF THE METAL PORCUPINE – October 7, 2021
No, not a B movie title. This describes what you see in the image, with metal alignment tools called clecos holding the piano hinges in place as the piano hinge is riveted to the carbon duct panels....
CENTERING DEVICE FOR DRILLING HOLES IN TUBES – October 4, 2021
Sean Bliss is demonstrating how you line up this centering device on a tube on the drill press. He decided we need this device and gave the specs to Tanner Vaughn, who 3D printed it for us. We have...
MASTER FLAP ACTUATOR – October 1, 2021
The flaps are the movable parts of the main wing that you see rotating down and back when landing. The Switchblade has flaps, which are on each side of the body on the main wings, and need to move...
CENTERING THE DUCT – September 29, 2021
While we are waiting on a new part for the prop transmission, Composite Team member Bart Long is shown installing a centering rib for the duct in the rear of the Switchblade. As has been mentioned...
FLYING SPORTS CAR REACHES 1,500 RESERVATIONS – September 27, 2021
Samson Sky's Switchblade has customers in 45 countries. Samson Sky's flying sports car – the Switchblade – has just hit two new milestones. The first is reaching Reservation Position 1,500. Per the...
IF YOU ARE FEELING EXHAUSTED – September 22, 2021
The 3D printer has been busy printing off small sections of exhaust tubing that we can put together like a lego set and rotate to where we want. This allows us to actually 'build' different exhaust...