The process starts with a C.A.D. 3D model image and makes its way to Diego's printer shortly after, but the production itself isn't a quick one. He notes, "Printing time on average is about 80 hours.

The discovery of early 3D printed air-powered engines marked a turning point. Despite initial failures with publicly available plans, Antonyan’s persistence paid off as he began designing his ...

Posted in Misc Hacks Tagged compressed air, design, engine, model aircraft, tom stanton. ... they really look like 3D printed parts just by using a striped texture! Report comment. Reply.

And that’s why it’s all the more impressive that someone on the RC Groups forum has used a 3D printer to make a fully-functional scale model of a Boeing 787’s GE-built turbofan jet engine.

The test’s importance is rooted in its manufacturing process. AECC reported this is China’s first flight-validated turbojet ...

Here’s the good news: General Electric has created a wonderful 3D model of a jet engine that anyone—even those lacking an aerospace engineering degree—can build themselves, complete with ...

13 thoughts on “ 3D Printed Airplane Engine Runs On Air ... going to use rocket fuel and explosives you might as well just make a rocket plane like the Me 163 or one of those model rockets ...

He’s made engines before, but those were basically just pumps driven by compressed air. Combustion engines have to be self-running air pumps, which is where the fuel (in this case, butane) comes in.

Oh, and there's a 3D model of the engine itself, available for download as Thingiverse item number 644933. No, it doesn't run on gasoline like other model engines we've recently watched -- the ...

Last year, the company released plans for 3D-printing your own mini jet engine. Unlike the latest engine, the little plastic model cranks by hand and will get nowhere close to 33,000rpm. Your guide ...

Last year the press way-overhyped the "3d printed car" which was in reality just a 3d printed auto body over a conventional electric car. With this tech, the car could be truly made with a 3d printer!

The Air Force has 3D-printed its first metal part for a jet engine. The replacement part will keep the B-52 Stratofortress bomber flying into the late 2020s.