Engineers at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division and Fleet Readiness Center Southwest built a 3D-printing method that lets sailors repair cracked composite panels on the F/A-18 Super Hornet right at the base where the jet is stationed, and they expect it to cut repair time by roughly 50 percent once it reaches the […]
U.S. Navy tests 3D-printed fix to get fighter jets flying faster
Engineers at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division and Fleet Readiness Center Southwest built a 3D-printing method that lets sailors repair cracked composite panels on the F/A-18 Super Hornet right at the base where the jet is stationed, and they expect it to cut repair time by roughly 50 p
