The first step towards the regulatory approval for use of Additive Manufacturing (AM) also known as 3D Manufacturing in aviation occurred when Dr. Michael Gorelik, FAA chief scientific and technical adviser for fatigue and damage tolerance, announced that a roadmap towards that eventuality has been created.
The FAA sent a draft version of its Additive Manufacturing Strategic Roadmap to the agency management team for evaluation and the document suggests production, certification, maintenance policies the agency aims to establish over the next seven to eight years.
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