3D Printing of Aircraft & space components

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Researchers at the Cornell Computational Synthesis Laboratory building a miniature ornithopter (that's a flying device that uses flapping wing motions for lift) had a problem: the wings were difficult to create due to their small size and mechanical requirements. The problem was solved by using 3D printing techniques to create the wings.

3D Printed Ornithopter Wings

http://fabbaloo.com/blog/2011/3/24/3d-printed-ornithopter-wings.html#.UVlSI9GI70M
http://creativemachines.cornell.edu/ornithopter Project Members: Charlie Richter, Floris van Breugel, William Regan, Zhi Ern Teoh This project currently focuses on developing a flapping-wing hovering insect using 3D printed wings and mechanical parts.

3D Printed Hovering Ornithopters

Antennae

3D Printed Fiberglass

Flying a 3D Printed Airplane - Fabbaloo Blog - Fabbaloo

3D printed parts have been in production aircraft for some years now, but what about printing an Entire Aircraft? http://fabbaloo.com/blog/2011/8/2/flying-a-3d-printed-airplane.html
3D Printing of Aircraft & Space Components ☆ Team Curated

Space Craft Parts - 3D Printing

3D Metal Printing

Scanning Service