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In praise of skunkworks!

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

M. J. Platts
M. J. Platts*
Affiliation:
Manufacturing Engineering University of CambridgeCambridge, UK
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Abstract

What is of central importance in progressing new materials through from development to use is not technology but the creative efficiency of the team. What results is technology, both a competence and a confidence in handling the new material that makes the clarity of the demonstration of its potential a delight. It requires a holistic approach. Clear concepts require functionally direct embodiment, and equally expressive robust detailing. No amount of additional detail will retrieve a bad concept. Growing a team that has enough insight to tell the difference and the courage not to settle for less than the best is the challenge.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 101 , Issue 1005 , May 1997 , pp. 213 - 216
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1997 

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