Now that I have a 3D printer, I wondered ... Serious RC aircraft people have always made their own planes, but they would carve the models by hand from light wood types or from blocks of foam.

The exact airfoil shape of a wing has a massive effect on the performance and efficiency of an aircraft and will be ... moving beyond foam board wings, 3D printing is an excellent way to create ...

Discover the exciting process of designing, printing, assembling, and flying a 3D-printed Zero model airplane. From precision printing to painting and flight testing, every step showcases the ...

This is the world's largest 3D-printed object. It was printed at Oak Ridge National Lab, and took 30 hours to make. It's a tool that will help Boeing build aircraft wings. Preliminary tests show ...

For your model plane he selects a cylinder and squashes ... are two options - either open the design in a games engine or 3D print it. In this video Conánn demonstrates the former of these ...

Cornerstone Research Group won the contract from the Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office for what the company says will be a “state-of-the-art, high-temperature fused filament fabrication 3D printer” ...

He began by designing a small-scale model ... printed, with integrated hinges for flight control surfaces slots for wiring and control components. It’s better suited for 3D printing than RC ...