3D scanning, reverse engineering, one-on-one consultation, and a shared repository of parts and documents for the airplanes that keep flying long after the factory stopped making parts.
Pick the one that fits the part and your schedule. Every path ends with an STL file. Cleaning that mesh up into editable CAD, or a full reverse engineering project, is separate, billable time — see Consultation.
Request a quote, agree on a price, then ship it to us. We scan it on the bench, align the mesh, and return the part with an STL file within a week of arrival. You pay shipping both ways.
The Creality Pika ships to your hangar in a hard case, with a quick-start video from our channel. Scan with the free Creality Scan app on your phone or tablet, export your STL files as you go, then ship it back. You pay shipping both ways.
General aviation engineering support, or a dedicated reverse engineering project from a worn part to a manufacturable drawing. Not included with scanning — booked separately.
Every one of these started as an original part, on the bench or still in the airplane. Some are finished CAD models, some are the scan straight off the scanner. Every scan we make also joins the repository.
A searchable library of scanned general aviation parts, with STL downloads for subscribers, plus a community document repository for the manuals, bulletins, and drawings nobody can find anymore. Owners, mechanics, and engineers contribute. Everyone who flies an older airplane benefits.
See a previewThe Open Source GA YouTube channel documents scans, reverse engineering, and shop-made parts from the first pass to the finished piece. If a part is in the repository, there's usually a video of how it got there.
Send it to us, rent the scanner, or book an hour to talk it through. We work with aircraft owners, A&P mechanics, and aerospace engineers across the continental United States.
