Aerospace and defense giant Leonardo — tasked by the Ministry of Defense to provide AgustaWestland AW101s for the British Royal Navy — found that its pre-existing main rotor blade restraint cradles were not living up to its standards. Additive manufacturing may have provided a solution.
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Originally published on CTE: 2023-05-15
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/news/helicopter-rotor-blade-restraint-part-built-3d-printing/
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