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Occasionally there's crabbing about getting parts for old planes (and new). In the low-volume world of LSA, sometime getting parts takes time or maybe there are none to be had.
I was thinking how things might change very soon with 3D printing... Imagine getting a CD with your new plane, containing the CAD/CAM drawings needed to produce your own parts! Or at least "on demand" availability of most parts through your dealer!
http://www.domain-b.com/technology/engineering/20130419_southampton.html
http://www.3ders.org/articles/20130...um-airplane-part-3d-printed-in-one-piece.html
http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyol...here-planes-are-built-with-giant-3d-printers/
I was thinking how things might change very soon with 3D printing... Imagine getting a CD with your new plane, containing the CAD/CAM drawings needed to produce your own parts! Or at least "on demand" availability of most parts through your dealer!
http://www.domain-b.com/technology/engineering/20130419_southampton.html
http://www.3ders.org/articles/20130...um-airplane-part-3d-printed-in-one-piece.html
http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyol...here-planes-are-built-with-giant-3d-printers/
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