Parmy Olson of Forbes tells us that Airbus cabin engineer Bastian Schaefer spent two years now on envisioning an aircraft-hanger-size 3D printer for printing entire aircraft by that year useful for predictions, 2050.
Benefits include 65% lighter components, transparent aluminum skin (so that no one can watch movies), powered by body heat captured by seats, bionic parts made from materials that don't exist yet, and, well, read the rest at http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2012/07/11/airbus-explores-a-future-where-planes-are-built-with-giant-3d-printers/
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