Samson Sky unveiled new design for its production Switchblade flying car. New design features two rear thruster propellers now fold into the body when not in use, they were previously hard mounted in scoops on the sides of the vehicle. It also intended to make the Switchblade easier to build.
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The Switchblade is a three-wheel, street legal vehicle that you drive from your garage to a nearby local airport. Once there, the wings swing out and the tail extends in under 3 minutes. You then fly your registered aircraft directly to your destination – at up to 200 mph and 13,000 feet.
The Switchblade is equipped with advanced flight instruments and customizable digital dashboard. SkyBrid ™ electric drive system. And now with the upgraded body design, it is more practical than ever. The bigger wing allows us to increase the maximum gross takeoff weight of the vehicle to include more fuel, bigger people, and also to reduce our landing speed for greater safety. The new design has a maximum gross take-off weight of 2,600 lb./1,180 kg.
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The wing area has been increased from 67 square feet to a full 99 square feet. This doesn’t even include the lifting area of the body, just the wing. The body provides additional lift, which reduces both the take-off and landing speed. Along with the increase in MGTOW, we increased fuel capacity from 33 gallons to 40 gallons.
