Fantastic flying motorcycle available soon

Samson Motorwork’s flying motorcyle, the Switchblade.

The Switchblade, a flying motorcycle brainstormed into reality by its visionary inventor, Sam Bousfield, may soon take to the skies.

Bousfield’s Northern California engineering firm, Samson Motorworks, plans on introducing the whiz bang winged cycle sometime during 2011. Samson is a company driven by the vision of literally driving into the wild blue yonder.

To meet the federal regulations laid down for what constitutes a motorcycle, Bousfield went with three wheels for the bike. That helped him avoid a knot of auto regulations. He also made calculated end runs around other regulatory mandates and landmines built into the structure of the FAA and NHTSA.

The result of the delicate balance between closely watching regulatory giants culminated with a work of art and, well, a multi-mode vehicle, as the company’s corporate website refers to the Switchblade.

The snazzy space-age appearing vehicle can seat two side-by-side like a sports car. They are snug in the vehicle’s leather seats and pampered by its full-range climate control. The instrument array in front of the driver-pilot sports a full complement of road gauges and avionic displays. Samson says the instruments automatically switch from airborne to ground displays upon take-offs and landings.

The Switchblade in motorcycle configuration.

The airworthy appendages slip into position like scissors, swinging out from behind the driver-pilot as the rear stabilizer extends and locks into place. Everything works automatically servo-motors doing the work like an automatic top on a convertible.

After a flight, the wings tuck back into the main body of the motorcycle fuselage protected underneath a rigid steel housing.   

When not in flight two rear view mirrors fold out to make it roadworthy.

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Samson Motorworks website.

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