Much anticipation has been built around the future of the automotive and aerospace industries in the wake of recent advancements in 3D-printing technologies. But what’s often overlooked is the way 3D ...

The exact airfoil shape of a wing has a massive effect on the performance and efficiency of an aircraft and will be selected based on the intended flight envelope. If you’re moving beyond foam board ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. These cost savings are important for Boeing, which lost money on each 787 built until last year. This is quite ...

One of the most important considerations when flying remote-controlled airplanes is weight. Especially if the airplane has a motor, this has a huge potential impact on weight. For this reason, ...

File picture: Jets parked on the tarmac of Geneva Airport - Copyright Tobias SCHWARZ File picture: Jets parked on the tarmac of Geneva Airport - Copyright Tobias ...

An curved arrow pointing right. 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 ...

Airplane partitions are typically very heavy – and they need to be equipped with a cutout for emergency stretchers and a fold-down chair for cabin attendants. This creates a tricky puzzle for ...

One of the advantages of 3-D printing is that it makes it possible to manufacture things that wouldn’t make sense or even be possible with legacy technologies. Metro Aerospace provides an excellent ...

This article originally appeared on Lost at E Minor. First we brought you the crossbow built from office supplies, and now we’re proud to present… the paper airplane machine gun! With the power of 3D ...