We thought we were building a 3D model of an aircraft. We were wrong. What we were actually building was a way to see change. The original idea seemed simple enough. Capture an aircraft with a level of detail that would allow us to create a highly accurate digital representation of its exterior condition. Every panel, every rivet line, every antenna, every surface detail preserved in a way that could be viewed, measured, and revisited long after the aircraft had left the hang

I n the world of high-performance single-engine aircraft like the TBM 960, Piper Meridian, Pilatus PC-12, and Daher Kodiak 100,...