They are good people. If they are not listened to, such as what happened in the 787's development, you wind up with a programmatic fiasco. And, if you tell them you don't want to hear about any more problems, they are more intelligent than trained seals and totally comply. Then you get problems like what happened to the KC-46 tanker. It pains me to see good engineers mishandled by poor managers.
I was lucky. Worked for a program that developed the first new technology in flight since the jet. Flight test is never a done deal. Patience, faith, never quit and brains. And pilots who wouldn't take no for an answer.
They are good people. If they are not listened to, such as what happened in the 787's development, you wind up with a programmatic fiasco. And, if you tell them you don't want to hear about any more problems, they are more intelligent than trained seals and totally comply. Then you get problems like what happened to the KC-46 tanker. It pains me to see good engineers mishandled by poor managers.
I was lucky. Worked for a program that developed the first new technology in flight since the jet. Flight test is never a done deal. Patience, faith, never quit and brains. And pilots who wouldn't take no for an answer.