3D Printer Airborne Test-2 (IMAGE)

Naval Postgraduate School

3D Printer Airborne Test-2

Caption

A medical cast is produced by a 3D printer 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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License

Public Domain

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