Oregon flying car company seeks first U.S. production facility
Oregon flying car company seeks first U.S. production facility
Michaela Bourgeois Sat, November 14, 2026 at 1:01 AM UTC
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – An Oregon-based company that's designing a flying car is searching for its first U.S. production facility to build their vehicles.
On Wednesday, Samson Sky, based in Prineville, announced the company secured an $80 million investment from Matin Group.
Now, the company is looking for its first production facility to build its Switchblade Flying Car.
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Samson Sky said the company has enlisted Cresa -- a commercial real estate firm -- to help with the search.
"We have worked for years to establish a carbon fiber parts manufacturing system that cuts the price in half and is 8x faster than traditional epoxy carbon fiber," said Sam Bousfield, founder and CEO of Samson Sky. "Using industry standard testing, we have validated the effectiveness of the material and are now working on how to incorporate those processes into our future state-of-the-art production facility."
The company says its first U.S. facility will be 200,000 square feet and will feature advanced parts manufacturing, vehicle assembly and interior finishes. Samson Sky notes this will be an environmentally friendly production.
Prineville, Oregon-based Samson Sky is designing the Switchblade Flying Car, named for its wings that swing out from the belly of the car (Courtesy Samson Sky).
Prineville, Oregon-based Samson Sky is designing the Switchblade Flying Car, named for its wings that swing out from the belly of the car (Courtesy Samson Sky).
The Switchblade Flying Car was given the name for the way the wings swing out from the belly of the car “like the blades of a pocketknife,” Samson Sky explained.
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Samson Sky will also offer pilot training, Switchblade maintenance training and professional Switchblade driving classes.
This production facility will be the first of several that Samson plans to build, according to the company.
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While Samson is in the early stages of scouting, the company has a short list of potential states for the facility including Utah, Nevada, Texas, Florida, New Mexico, Kentucky and North Carolina. However, the company's research and development center will remain in Prineville.
KOIN 6 News asked the company why it is not considering Oregon for its first production location.
In an emailed statement, Samson Sky CEO Sam Bousfield, who also designed the Switchblade Flying Car, said, "Samson Sky is happy to call Oregon home, and it will remain our center for R&D no matter how many other facilities we develop across the US."
"For this first facility, we have engaged an international real estate firm, Cresa, to help guide our site selection as it was not easy finding what we needed," Bousfield continued. "This first facility of approximately 200,000 sf needs to be near or on an underutilized small airport, in addition to approximately 12 other criteria related to supply chain, employment pool, and more, in order to be successful. We don't have time to build one where we would like to be."
"As we expand, we will establish several other smaller facilities across the US - one in Florida, one in Texas, and one somewhere around the DC area, to service our major sales areas in the US," Bousfield added. "In the future, it may be possible to come back to Oregon for an expansion facility which is much less restrictive in its requirements."
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