U.S. Air Force installs 3D printed parts on C-5 Super Galaxy aircraft

At the Dover Air Base, Delaware, a Lockheed Martin C-5 Super Galaxy (tail number: 70035), large military transport aircraft, has been upgraded with 3D printed metal and plastic parts, reducing sustainment costs. Eddie Preston, a senior materials engineer for the Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO), said, “It is innovative ideas such as these that continue to drive […]