X3: A Secret Project With An Exceptional Team - Dominique Fournier & Jonathan Hubbel
We Make It Fly
English - September 15, 2020 12:14 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsTechnology Business planes a380 space defence aircraft technology europe aviation helicopter cyber Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Creating the X3 required exceptional secrecy and a unique team. Up until its first flight, only a small group knew of the X3’s existence. In this episode, X3 flight test engineer Dominique Fournier explains the tactics that made this possible; from isolating teams, to early-morning truck rides in the cover of darkness.
This secrecy also helped create a tightly welded team of exceptional profiles from around the world. How does one get selected for such an elite project? Jonathan Hubbell, the American technical representative who was hand-picked to accompany the X3 on its US demo tour, shows us how his after-work hobby helped land him the job of a lifetime.
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