A Tour of the Test Area
August 31st, 2008 by admin
For many years I worked for a jet-engine manufacturer. Although that sounds like it might be interesting, the actual work can be very boring.
But not the test area. The company owned a huge piece of land which was miles away from the nearest house or business. This was because when they tested jet engines or their parts, it was often very, very loud.
I was lucky enough to get a tour of the area and was shown everything from a Vibration Analyzer, which tested the affects of vibrations on parts, all the way to an entire engine firing up for the first time.
That was the most interesting boring job I ever had.
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