Airframer
Quintus Technologies Quintus Technologies
ProgramsSamson Switchblade

Aircraft program

Samson Switchblade

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Three wheeled, two seat, side-by-side, driving, road legal, flying vehicle with hinged wings. Maximum driving speed of 125 mph and an estimated maximum flight speed of 190 mph, with hybrid-electric system designated the Skybrid system.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Kit-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Piston, Electric, Hybrid
Application
Experimental, Urban air mobility

Design & construction

Wing
Composite
Landing gear
Fixed tricycle
Ice protection
None
Pressurisation
Unpressurised
Flight controls
Mechanical
Autopilot
None
Avionics architecture
Standalone glass
Environmental control
None-unpressurised
Wing position
Mid
Planform
Straight
Tail
Conventional
Certification
Experimental-LSA
Minimum crew
1

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Samson Switchblade2009 / 2023Two-seater Flying Sports Car, offered with Builder Assist Program.

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