It seems that young engineers can set the world on fire with their innovative ideas and novel discoveries. 3D printing technology may not be a new term for you but Steven Easter, a university undergraduate, has came up with a unique idea of making an aircraft using 3D printing technology.
Steven belongs to University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science and has carried out an aircraft project which is capable of flying at 45 miles per hour. There’s has been a lot of remarkable work, carried out in the past using 3D printing technology but to know about the fact that Steven carried out this project during his summer internship, is challenging in its own way. Steven was selected to work at Mitre Corporation soon after he uploaded the video on YouTube detailing one of his creative works of a 3D-printed turbofan engine. Impressed by his work, Mitre Corporation polished up his skills by offering him an internship which finally resulted into an amazing 3D aircraft. It was a mutual venture of Steven and his other team member named Jonathan Turman.
This aircraft was incorporated with 6.5 foot wingspan and had been undergone four test flights in August and September at a local airfield in central Virginia. David Sheffler, an engineer at University of Virginia, who assessed Steven states that 3D printing is already showing to be an important tool in teaching students.
Students like Steven and Jonathan are valuable assets for the engineering industry. They have opened up ways for the youth to make revolutionary efforts using this constructive 3D printing technology.
