Switchblade Flying Car Garners Record-Breaking Sales at Oshkosh

Samson Sky added 115 vehicles to its order books at EAA AirVenture and now has more than 2,400 reservations from 57 countries.

Jack Daleo

Monday, August 07, 2023 at 01:49 PM ET

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Samson Sky founder and CEO Sam Bousfield stands in front of the company’s Switchblade flying car. [Courtesy: Samson Sky]

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Samson Sky's Switchblade flying car recently garnered record orders at EAA AirVenture, pushing total reservations to over 2,400 globally and signaling growing market interest in the vehicle.
The Switchblade is a unique street-legal, two-seat, three-wheel vehicle designed to drive on highways and quickly transform for flight from airports, aiming for cruise speeds of around 160 mph.
Certified as an experimental kit-built aircraft, owners must participate in at least 51% of its assembly (facilitated by a Builder Assist Program) and require both an automotive/motorcycle license and a private pilot certificate for operation.

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At the moment, the flying car has as many skeptics as believers. But the truthers made their presence known at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, last month.

At the air show, flying car manufacturer Samson Sky garnered record orders of its street legal Switchblade, expected to be able to both drive on highways and take off and fly from airports. The company added 115 Switchblade orders to its books, which, at about $170,000 per vehicle, would represent nearly $22 million in value.