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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Denise Bertacchi

YouTubers Give New Meaning to “Air Printing”

Flite Test flying 3D printer.

Most people complain when their 3D printers start “air printing.” This is what we call it when your printer has a major clog gumming up the hotend, while the rest of the machine continues to go through the motions. But when a group of Ohio-based engineers' Centauri Carbon began air printing, it was a cause to celebrate.

Flite Test, a team of aviation enthusiasts and YouTubers, mounted an Elegoo Centauri Carbon onto a custom-built radio-controlled airplane and successfully printed a second model mid-flight.

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