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3D-printed part failure causes light aircraft crash after plastic air intake melts during flight — pilot escapes with minor injuries
A light aircraft crashed in the U.K. after its engine intake melted while on final approach.
The aircraft was completely destroyed after a spare part bought at an air show in America collapsed.
A report by the AAIB reveals that a UK plane crash in March 2025 was caused by the failure of a 3D printed component.
The Light Aircraft Association, the UK’s principal representative body for amateur-built and vintage light aircraft, is to ...
China announced the successful first flight test of its newly developed 3D printed “minimalist” turbojet engine.
3D printing has proven its efficiency in the aerospace industry, and a recent milestone confirms that there are still many interesting applications to explore. This small metal component is no ...
When 3D printers first started becoming mainstream, no one would’ve thought that people would 3D print aircraft components out of all things. However, it actually happened. Wuhan, China, is at the ...
The Utah Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Initiative (UAMMI) and ElectraFly, an aviation company building personal flying vehicles, are teaming up to create 3D printed carbon fiber aircraft parts ...
Top view of arm caps showing (left to right) the part being replaced, the unpainted 3D printed equivalent, and two colors of the final printed part. Bottom view of arm caps showing (left to right) the ...
A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter flies overhead at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht/U.S. Defense Department) WASHINGTON — Boeing plans to begin testing a full 3D-printed ...
While the maritime industry puzzles over just how the United States plans to revive its moribund merchant shipbuilding capacity, one shipyard is creating its own processes. Defense contractor HII ...
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