3D Printer Airborne Test-1 (IMAGE)

Naval Postgraduate School

3D Printer Airborne Test-1

Caption

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Michael Radigan checks on the 3D printing of a medical cast aboard an MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164 during a training flight near Twentynine Palms, Calif. The demonstration marked the first successful in-flight demonstration of 3D printing capability in a U.S. military aircraft.

Credit

U.S. Marine Corps photo

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