Boeing has so far used 3D printing to make 60,000 parts for its planes. That’s a tiny percentage (a typical Boeing 747 has 6 million parts), but the US rival to Airbus is investing heavily in ...

When it comes to aerospace, interest in 3D printed planes and rockets is climbing, as the technology is currently being used to build complex parts across the aerospace, military, and space sectors.

Google sends fleet of planes to create 3D map of Earth Google Inc. is deploying a fleet of small, camera-equipped airplanes above several cities By National Post Wire Services Published Jun 07, 2012 ...

Google detailed how it is planning on bringing better 3D maps: “This starts with planes equipped with custom Google-designed imaging systems, positioned in coordinates,” Birch explained.

However, 3D printing does not stop with planes - engineers are also looking to use it in space. The European Space Agency (ESA) are planning to launch their Ariane 6 rocket in 2020, which is set ...

At this distance, AA 5342 and AA 3130 appear nearly aligned, the 3D model shows. Some pilots said variations in the brightness of the planes’ lights could have helped the helicopter crew ...

Google has used airplanes to collect aerial photos in the past, such as following the 2010 San Bruno, Calif. gas-line explosion, but the latest effort marks the first time the company will deploy ...

Most of the recent research in data visualization has focused on technical and aesthetic issues involved in the manipulation of graphs, specifically on features that facilitate data exploration to ...