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The article does cover that, in a very brief manner: > So far, he said, they’ve evaluated 31 percent of the parts – over 30,000 items – and found 252 that are
by tpmx 6y ago
The article does cover that, in a very brief manner:
> So far, he said, they’ve evaluated 31 percent of the parts – over 30,000 items – and found 252 that are “potential candidates for additive manufacturing.” That’s less than one percent.
- robocat 6y agoI think that was for a prototype for the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor radar. For the helicopter: “We expect to probably get about 20,000 structural parts, -ish, out of that,” Royar said. “We’ll take a look at it and evaluate every one” to see whether it can be safely and economically replaced with a 3D-printed version. So I am guessing they might find say 100 suitable non-critical parts (say plastic covers). 3D scans of critical parts could still be very useful for rigs, emergency field use, or other non-flight purposes. > [GP]: the whole premise of 3D printed parts going into an aircraft from airworthiness perspective is flat out insane. The article responds that observation very well IMHO.