Shark airplane - where 3D printing meets aviation

Take a look under the hood of one of the world's fastest ultralights production!
Shark pays attention to every little detail and 3D printing is a very important part of its manufacture process. Did you know that there are about 100 parts in the Shark that are 3D printed using Prusa 3D printers ?
Join Petr Hýl and Vladimír Pekár and find out how many hours of work can be saved with 3D printing technology or how long it took to fine-tune the production of the landing gear closing doors.
Many thanks to ‪@Prusa3D‬ team for creating and sharing this video.
More information also in the article: blog.prusa3d.com/shark-aero_8...
Find out more about Shark:
website: www.shark.aero
facebook: / shark.aero
instagram: / sharkaeroaircraft
youtube: / @sharkairplane

[@ricardom959]

as a pilot myself and 3d printing hobbyst, I find this really impressive. And of course it could only be prusa.

[@EdgePerformanceNorway]

The best light aircraft in the world!

[@thisredbrick2002]

Woah!

[@generico896]

3D printed parts are a huge safety compromise... Components built with filaments can't have the same tensile strength of solid materials due to their inherent layer by layer construction.

[@sharkairplane]

Yes. Therefore we use it only as non critical parts. Such as headset holders, locks, covers, etc. And for prototyping of course. Everything is tested according to the certification basis’ requirements with safety factor 2.