Rapid Prototyping Speeds Up Design Assessment

US Air Force, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE: The Air Force Research Laboratory has developed a new rapid way to test wind tunnel designs. 
 
Traditional wind tunnel models are meticulously machined from metal in a process that can take several months. While very precise, the manufacturing process is too slow to assess a new design's feasibility quickly. 
 
The Air Force Research Laboratory has been exploring rapid prototyping