Royal Air Force Customizes Maintenance Tools for Aircraft

These aircraft have many unique, custom-made parts which are difficult to work on with off-the-shelf tools.

The Royal Netherlands Air Force is the country's guardian of the skies. Their fleet contains a wide range of helicopters, fighter jets, and large cargo planes.
These aircraft have many unique, custom-made parts which are difficult to work on with off-the-shelf tools. That’s why the Air Force started printing custom-made tools on 3D printers.
This video shows you how they’ve printed numerous parts in the past two years, saving time and money. 
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