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 ...

BERLIN, June 6 (UPI) --Airbus debuted a fully 3D-printed subscale plane last week at the ILA Berlin Air Show. The prototype is 4 feet long and has a 4-foot wingspan, Airbus said. The diminutive ...

An Airbus designer is drawing up plans to create a plane from a 3D printer the size of an aircraft hanger by 2050. It turns out Schafer has been working on the concept for the past two years, pooling ...

Development model for 3D printing. Graphic created by Jake Roberts. Image by Tim Sandle. Development model for 3D printing. Graphic created by Jake Roberts. Image by Tim Sandle. Three-dimensional (3D) ...

It was supposed to be a big moment for the two brothers — both University of Virginia engineering students — the culmination of months of designing and refining. On a sunny day last August, Steven ...

Last year, engineering students from the University of Virginia posted a YouTube video of a plastic turbofan engine that they had built using a 3D printer. When executives from The MITRE Corporation, ...

Historically, remote control aircraft were produced much like their early full-sized counterparts. Wooden structures were covered with adhesives and taut fabric membranes. Other techniques later came ...

Seen below is the work of an Eosint P730, a nylon laser sintering tool used by Southampton University nerds to build an airplane. It’s a UAV if you want to get specific. Dubbed the SULSA, the aircraft ...