Printed Aircraft?

The world's first printed aircraft has flown. No, it was not a paper aeroplane. Using an industrial 3D printer, some engineers manufactured the complete airframe of a UAV.

I wonder if how long before someone tries this on a hobbyist 3D printer. The future of small scale manufacturing is already here and it can only get better, cheaper, and easier. Looking around the EOS website, the P 730 mentioned in the article is already a previous generation model.

CNC Porn

Here is a cool video of a 5 axis industrial milling machine making a replica of a motor cycle helmet out of single piece of aluminium (aluminum for the North Americans). Presumably the hobbyists haven't reached this level yet. Come on, you can just stick the machine in the garage. I know you want one, don't you? ^_^

The above links leads to a lot more videos which are equally interesting. I can't help but feel that, as impressive the machinery is, it's the software that behind the scenes that's making it look easy.