China displays the world's largest 3D-printed aircraft titanium components

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at the China Beijing International High-Tech Expo held on 24.05.2013：

Huge cost savings。

Effective reduction in aircraft structural weight -> higher thrust-weight ratio

Rapid manufacturing

 

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UAVs at the same Expo:

 

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Cool. To support those twin vector jets need a lot of strength. CN's major aviation issue now is to improve its domestic produced jet engine's reliability.