Advanced 3D printed titanium enables lighter, stronger, complex parts for improved J-20 stealth figh

[ScienceRocks]

Advanced 3D printed titanium enables lighter, stronger, complex parts for improved J-20 stealth fighter plane components

China is 3d printing titanium parts for a new fighter aircraft, which would have been impossible to create as a single piece using any subtractive manufacturing technique. In the past, the only method was to reduce the design standards, split it into multiple parts, and then assemble it, affecting the performance of the fighter and shortening...

China is really starting to lead! I hope the loserterians don't give them total leadership in r&d and military tech.

 

[MarathonMike]

Are you serious? They can 3D print parts out of Titanium? Holy shit, we better get our act together fast.

 

[320 Years of History]

Three nations on the planet have an indigenous military aircraft industry, and China is one of them. There's absolutely nothing any other nation can do about whatever innovations the Chinese develop. What others can do is innovate on their own, and keep control of their innovations so the Chinese can't steal them.