viernes, 22 de diciembre de 2017

Firefly: The 3D Printed Titanium Mach 0.8 UAV


Additive Manufacturing gives manufacturers the power to create parts that cannot be built cost-effectively with other processes.


In this video, Mark Kirby, manager of Additive Manufacturing at Renishaw Canada, shows off a special project for a North American aerospace customer: the Firefly, a 3D printed titanium rocket-powered UAV that can fly at nearly supersonic speeds, with onboard telemetry and a spring-released wing.