The British Royal Navy has demonstrated the potential future of its fleet by launching a 3D-printed aircraft from one of its ships.
The 3D-printed plane landed safely on a Dorset beach, with the test flight demonstrating the potential use of small, unmanned aircraft at sea. The 3D-printed aircraft has a wingspan of 4ft (1.5m) and a cruising speed of 50 knots (60mph) and first flew in 2011 when it was the world’s first entirely 3D-printed aircraft. The…
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