Aircraft
New Flying Car Hopeful Unveils Prototype in Oshkosh
Oregon-based Samson Motors believes its two-passenger, three-wheel Switchblade will be available next year in kit form.
At this year's EAA AirVenture, Oregon-based Samson Motors unveiled its prototype for a flying three-wheeled automobile. It plans to release the composite-bodied craft next year in kit form.
At this year's EAA AirVenture, Oregon-based Samson Motors unveiled its prototype for a flying three-wheeled automobile. It plans to release the composite-bodied craft next year in kit form.

As the seemingly unattainable dream of developing a marketable flying car continues, the latest entrant unveiled its prototype this morning at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. Oregon-based Samson Motors is exhibiting a pre-production prototype of its three-wheel-drive Switchblade Flying Sports Car kit, which it claims will have a power-to-weight ratio similar to that of a 2017 Chevrolet Corvette. While not completely assembled, the prototype on display demonstrates the patented retractable swing-wing mechanism that its developers say will distinguish it from all other previous flying car attempts.


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