An aircraft ‘printed’ using a laser sintering process has completed flight tests and now moves to the next phase of development, while co-developer 3T RPD stresses that UK additive manufacturing sector needs to capitalise on its position.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s a plastic-printed unmanned aircraft, or UAV. The Southampton University Laser Sintered Aircraft, or SULSA, on show at DESi went from drawing board to flight in just seven days, and could revolutionise the economics of aircraft design, says co-developer 3T RPD. Constructed of just four parts…
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