Chad Kapper and Josh Bixler of Flite Test may have built the world’s first 3D printer that can actually fly, more specifically the Elegoo Centauri Carbon. Put simply, it was affixed to a custom R/C plane to attempt an interesting mid-air printing experiment.
What happened? Well, the plane did manage to stay in the air for nearly a minute, reaching an altitude of 100 feet, covering total distance of 1,200 feet, but the landing most certainly needs to be worked on. Let’s just say that the impact ruined the plane, but the printer however, remained mostly functional.
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If you revisit the idea, I think it would be great if you faced the printer backwards and added a system to kick and push out the 3d print while you’re still flying. The goal could be to print and launch a glider during the flight,” said one commenter.
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