There is a saying in the aerospace industry: ‘Requirements push and technology pulls.' Did you knew about this saying, my instinct say most of the most of aerospace engineers don't know this. This is the saying i first read from and aerospace essay by Dr. James R. Hansen Professor of History, Auburn University. I will request you to read the following essay.
Its titled "Technology and the History of Aeronautics: An Essay" by Dr. James R. Hansen Professor of History, Auburn University.
It deals with technology and aerospace. I found it enlightening and think you might also enjoy it. Be warned the essay is long but worth the read for the insight. The essay uses wright brothers inventions and charts the history of technology and aerospace. Must for an aeronautical engineer. I have taken the liberty to put some of the parts that i liked in this post....
There is a saying in the aerospace industry: ‘Requirements push and technology pulls." What this means, in a nutshell, is that the requirements of new missions, or even the need to do current jobs better, are often what is driving engineers and scientists to work on the leading edge of technology. They are being "pushed" by ever more demanding requirements to find solutions to problems through the invention of new ideas. Technology then "pulls" by attracting those whose job it is to find a way to meet the requirements to the newest concepts germinating in university, government, and commercial laboratories. For the "push and pull" to work together effectively, it then takes a forward-thinking planner smart enough to envision a way to use the new technology successfully in the design of a brand new aircraft.
Read "Technology and the History of Aeronautics: An Essay"
