Originally posted by Off_The_Street
the libra says:
"Firstly, I wasn't patronizing you, I was admitting that I had neither the time nor the interest enough to convince someone who didn't want to
be convinced."
Well, that sounds a bit patronizing to me, jack.
My apologies, then. I'm afraid that text cannot convey posture, tone, or gesture. It was not intended to be patronizing, merely admitting defeat in
an attempt to educate. I find that sometimes it's easier to let people learn for themselves (or never learn) than it is to convince them...and of
course, at the time, I had about 5 minutes till it was time to go and had tickets to Cirque du Soleil, so, I really -didn't- care, but it wasn't due
to anger or insult, just excitement about where I was going. Now I'm back at work, and for a few more hours, at least, I can care because I only have
boring stuff to do.
Originally posted by Off_The_Street
I do have to admit, though, that your comments show that your knowledge of The Boeing Company's activities, capabilities, and techniques are far in
excess of mine.
Not neccesarily... I'm a lot better informed about Lockheed-Martin, General Dynamics, and Gulfstream. My exposure to Boeing is a lot more limited.
The knowledge I gained on Boeing's thermoplastics was gleaned from a Nova documentary called "The Battle of the X-Planes", which was about the
competition between Boeing and LM to get the contract to make the next generation of fighter aircraft.
Originally posted by Off_The_Street
Perhaps you could get together sometimes and you could tell me more about the 40-year lag between platform prototype and fielding, the aerospace
business in general, and The Boeing Company's capabilities in particular.
I can try, but to be perfectly honest, anything I'd ever say publicly or to an individual is going to be limited to what is already available to the
public, via books and documentaries. Even if I had any eyes-only knowledge (which I don't) it would never be worth the risks to divulge it just to
make a point.
Originally posted by Off_The_Street
I'm always interested in learning more. Pop me an e-mail sometime at my office address, taking out the appropriate part of the address, of
course:
duncan.z.kunz@NOSPAMboeing.com
ROFL!!! I just now reread your email address while editing the quotes.
I'm not sure whether or not I should be flattered to receive an offer to
discuss aerospace with a Boeing employee, or if I should consider myself
reprimanded for thinking I know something... either way, bravo!
But seriously, I wasn't making it up about the thermoplastics. I literally watched the stages of the process on Nova.
Still, I'll go ahead and email you, cause I'm always up for discussion about aerospace. I myself hope to work in the field at some point.
