[ExI] QRE: World’s fastest post-Concorde jet goes to first buyer

[BillK]

On Thu, 11 Dec 2025 at 14:30, spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> *<snip> *
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> *The 8k is built by Bombardier.  That company is a great case for
> capitalism.  They collected up bankrupt luxury aircraft companies and
> assets which had been nationalized (such as Cadadiar and Short Brothers)
> made them into a profitable business.  It is a good thing to make Canada
> and Ireland great again.  The more jobs they have there the better it is
> for everywhere else.  *
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> *Even if it can design one, AI cannot build a plane.  Wouldn’t it be cool
> to work in the factory assembling a plane which was AI-designed?*
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> *spike*
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Saab is using AI in aircraft design and their future vision is for AI to
build the aircraft as well.
BillK

World’s first software-defined fuselage, reducing parts 100× using
AI-driven 3D printing.
ByKaif Shaikh   <https://interestingengineering.com/author/kaif-shaikh-2>Dec
11, 2025

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https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/world-first-software-defined-aircraft-fuselage
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Quote:

Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab has announced what it calls the world’s
first software-defined aircraft fuselage, developed in collaboration with
Divergent Technologies.

The breakthrough combines large-scale metal additive manufacturing with
software-driven production, taking a remarkable step toward highly
adaptable aircraft design and manufacturing.

By relying on AI-designed and 3D-printed structures
<https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/3d-printing-morphing-satellite-structures>,
Saab says the number of fuselage parts can be reduced by at least 100 times
compared with conventional riveted assemblies. The technology could also
enable the integration of wiring, cooling, hydraulics, and other systems
directly into structural components, potentially lowering weight and
simplifying construction.

Bååthe describes the long-term vision as a factory that reconfigures itself
instantly to manufacture whatever the digital twin specifies.

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