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matlag@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I have news for you:
  3D printing is very common in the aviation industry by now.
  They don’t exactly use TPU and Bambulab printers, though… ;-)

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  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Oh yes they do.

    Aircraft crashed in Gloucestershire after 3D-printed part collapsed - BBC News share.google/v8NcjqE0tAK34AiI7

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    • Yaky@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      IIRC that entire plane was a DIY plane from a popular kit, not a commercial vehicle.

      (not clicking on a Google shortlink)

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  • matlag@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    “Hey, John! How much are we paying those 3D printers again? I found one here that looks like it would do just the same job for much less!” – quote that will show up in a leak in 2032 after a handful of planes crashes.

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    • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      ChatGPT said it would work.

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