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July 29, 2016

Samson Motors Test Its Fly-By-Wire Rudder

Moving Towards A Flyable Prototype, The Flying Sports Car Reaches New Milestones

In what they believe is a first in the Experimental Aircraft Category, Samson has engineered and tested a Fly-By-Wire (FBW) rudder system that is retractable when the Switchblade roadable aircraft is in its driving configuration.

Is A Taildragger The Right Thing For A Sport Pilot?

It’s day five at EAA AirVenture 2016, and this will be our last AeroSports Update report issued from the AirVenture site. The ANN crew has been getting up-to-date on light sport aircraft and we’ve noticed that some of the really neat ones are taildraggers. While the tricycle gear configuration appeals as the modern way to go, there are numerous advantages, fun being one of them, to the taildraggers. This brings up the question of whether or not a taildragger is the right choice for sport pilot.