It’s straight out of the classic Biblical tale, Noah’s Ark—when Noah
deploys a dove from his vessel for a reconnaissance mission, post-flood.
Except that the ark is a Royal Navy warship and the dove is a
3D-printed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
Last Tuesday, the HMS Mersey launched its Southampton University
Laser Sintered Aircraft (SULSA), the world’s first 3D-printed UAV, off
the coast of Dorset, England—an aerodynamic feat that could
revolutionize the economics of aircraft design.
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