HI I'M KRIS LYNCH AND THIS IS THE HEMI ANECHOIC CHAMBER,
IT'S ABOUT 10 DB BELOW THE THRESHOLD OF HEARING IN HERE
AND IT ABSORBS SOUND EVERYWHERE.
AND YOU CAN DO COOL THINGS WITH SOUND LIKE THIS,
[MOOO...]
OR LIKE THIS,
[MOMA]
OR THIS
[WHO'S YOUR DADDY?]
OH I'M JUST KIDDING.
♪ MUSIC ♪
♪MUSIC♪ [Frank Sinatra sings come fly with me]
WELCOME TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF FAST FORWARD.
RIGHT NOW I'M CRUISING AT MACH .925,
51,000 FEET IN THE AIR, IN A G650,
THE LATEST AND GREATEST JET
TO COME OUT OF GULFSTREAM IN SAVANNAH.
AND CHECK THIS BABY OUT.
THE PASSENGER CABIN HAS
EVERY STATE OF THE ART GADGET YOU COULD DREAM UP.
I MEAN
OKAY.
FULL DISCLOSURE.
THIS IS FOOTAGE GULFSTREAM GAVE US.
BUT MAYBE IF I DO A NICE JOB ON THE REST OF THIS VIDEO,
THEY'LL TAKE ME UP FOR A RIDE.
SO LET'S GET STARTED BY LEARNING A LITTLE MORE ABOUT GULFSTREAM.
Brandy: GULFSTREAM CREATES A FLEET OF AIRCRAFTS
STARTING FROM THE G150 TO THE G650.
Nathan: WE DESIGN THEM, WE DEVELOP THEM,
WE MANUFACTURE THEM, WE SELL THEM
AND WE ALSO MAINTAIN THEM WHEN THEY'RE OUT IN THE FIELDS.
Kris: HERE AT GULFSTREAM IN SAVANNAH
THERE ARE ROUGHLY 7,500 EMPLOYEES,
OVER THE WHOLE COMPANY ACROSS THE WORLD
THERE ARE ABOUT 12,000.
SO TELL ME MORE ABOUT THAT G650 WE SAW EARLIER.
Chris: IT HAS THE MOST RANGE, FLIES THE FASTEST,
HAS THE MOST CABIN, MOST COMFORTABLE.
I MEAN IT'S THE EPITOME OF BUSINESS AVIATION.
Bethany: IT GOES MACH DECIMAL 925.
OKAY, THERE WE GO AGAIN WITH THAT MACH THING.
HOW ABOUT A TEACHABLE MOMENT
ON WHAT THE TERMS MACH AND SUPERSONIC MEAN.
Bethany: MACH IS JUST AN AIR SPEED.
JUST LIKE IN CARS WE HAVE MILES PER HOUR.
WELL JETS GO BY MACH SPEED,
IT VARIES BY ALTITUDE, BY TEMPERATURE,
BUT MACH IS THE SPEED OF SOUND.
AND BY THE WAY,
MACH SPEED IS NAMED IN HONOR OF AUSTRIAN PHYSICIST ERNST MACH,
WHO USED MATH TO PREDICT
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO OBJECTS MOVING AT SUPERSONIC SPEEDS
WHICH LEADS US TO SUPERSONIC.
THE WORD SONIC BASICALLY MEANS
HAVING A SPEED EQUAL TO SOUND.
SO...
Francois: WHEN YOU CROSS MACH 1,
THAT'S CALLED GOING SUPER SONIC.
YOU'RE GOING FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF SOUND.
OKAY, TELL ME MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU DO HERE.
Brandy: I'M A COLLEGE CO-OP IN ENGINEERING.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS
I ROTATE THROUGH A LOT OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS IN GULFSTREAM.
SO I WORK HERE A SEMESTER
AND THEN I GO BACK TO SCHOOL FOR A SEMESTER.
Kris: I'M AN ACOUSTICS ENGINEER HERE AT GULF STREAM.
AND IT'S MY JOB TO TEST EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON THE PLANE
TO DETERMINE HOW WELL IT BLOCKS SOUND.
Chris: I ACTUALLY WORK ON THE ACTUAL AIRPLANE ITSELF.
ANY TIME THERE'S A NEW PRODUCT,
WE GET THE FIRST 5 AIRPLANES
AND WALK THEM THROUGH THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS
TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFE TO FLY
AND MEET ALL OF THE DIFFERENT REGULATIONS.
Nathan: I AM CURRENTLY WORKING IN
THE ADVANCED PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT.
WE'RE WORKING ON THE NEXT GENERATION AIRCRAFT,
CAN'T REALLY TALK ABOUT IT TOO MUCH.
WE ARE WORKING ON A NEW AIRCRAFT.
YOU GUYS HOPEFULLY WILL BE SEEING WHAT I'M WORKING ON
PRETTY EXCITING STUFF.
Bethany: I'M SALES ENGINEERING
ANSWERING THE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS,
HELPING CUSTOMERS DECIDE WHICH AIRPLANE TO BUY.
AND WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE THIS?
Bethany: I WAS A CORPORATE PILOT.
UH... SERIOUSLY?
Bethany: THAT'S RIGHT, I'M A JET PILOT.
THEN THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO FIND OUT HOW AIRPLANES FLY.
Chris: ALMOST ALL AIRCRAFT HAVE A SIMILAR WING SHAPE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE UPPER SURFACE IS CURVED
MORE THAN THE LOWER SURFACE.
THIS IS INTENTIONAL.
CHRIS IS TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING CALLED
BERNOULLI'S PRINCIPLE.
AS AN AIRPLANE WING SLICES THROUGH A COLUMN OF AIR,
THE AIR GOING OVER THE TOP OF THE WING
HAS TO TAKE A LONGER PATH THAN THE AIR BELOW.
BECAUSE AIR IS ELASTIC,
IT WILL MEET THE AIR ON THE OTHER SIDE.
SO THE AIR GOING OVER THE TOP HAS TO MOVE FASTER.
BERNOULLI'S PRINCIPLE DICTATES THAT THE AIR MOVING FASTER
WILL HAVE A LOWER PRESSURE
THAN THE AIR MOVING SLOWER.
AND THAT LOWER PRESSURE ACTUALLY SUCKS THE PLANE UP IN THE AIR.
BUT, DOES EVERYONE HERE HAVE TO KNOW HOW PLANES FLY?
Roger: WE PROVIDE HUNDREDS OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.
FROM ENTRY LEVEL FRESH OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL
ALL THE WAY UP TO THE SEASONED VETERAN.
Matthew: WE HAVE NURSES, WE HAVE LAWYERS.
Kris: FINANCE PEOPLE
AND THEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY BUILD THE AIRCRAFT.
PEOPLE WHO GET TO USE THEIR HANDS
AND USE TOOLS ON A DAILY BASIS.
INTERIOR DESIGNERS.
PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY MAKE THE CABINETRY
AND DO WOOD WORKING.
Nathan: IT TAKES HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS
OF PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER,
WORKING TOGETHER TO GET THIS THING PUT TOGETHER.
OKAY.
AND THOSE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE OBVIOUSLY PRETTY SMART.
BUT LET'S BE HONEST.
ANYONE WHO'S EVER SAT IN A HIGH SCHOOL MATH CLASS
THINKS THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO USE THAT STUFF.
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT?
Chris: I'D SAY YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT,
BUT FOR A SMALL INVESTMENT ON YOUR PART
YOU MIGHT BE WRONG.
I MAKE A VERY GOOD LIVING DOING WHAT I DO,
AND I COULDN'T DO IT IF I DIDN'T HAVE A STRONG SCIENCE
AND MATH BACKGROUND.
Chris: THE ONE GREAT THING ABOUT WHAT I DO,
IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING I DID IN HIGH SCHOOL.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEN AND NOW,
I GET TO DO IT ON THE WORLD'S FASTEST,
LARGEST, BEST AIRPLANE OUT THERE.
IT'S NOT A BAD DEAL.
AND YOU GET PAID FOR IT.
Nathan: OH MAN I STRUGGLED WITH ENGLISH SO BAD,
AND THAT MAY HAVE BEEN BECAUSE I CAME FROM 2 HISPANIC PARENTS
AND THEY DIDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH WELL THEMSELVES.
BUT MY ENGLISH WAS HORRIBLE
AND WHEN IT CAME TO MATH IT JUST KIND OF CLICKED REALLY.
OKAY. MAYBE.
BUT WHAT IF MATH JUST DON'T CLICK FOR ME.
Nathan: YOU JUST GOTTA MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO GO OUT,
GET THE TUTORING YOU NEED IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING.
IT'S JUST PART OF GOING TO SCHOOL
AND PART OF SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO DO.
Bethany: TURN OFF THE TELEVISION AND START READING
EVERYTHING YOU CAN ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN.
YES, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE COOL.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO KNOW WHAT THE LATEST TV SHOW
OR MOVIE IS OR VIDEO GAME.
BUT YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL
BECAUSE YOU'LL KNOW SO MUCH MORE THAN THE COMPETITION.
BEING SUCCESSFUL DOES SOUND GOOD.
IT'S WORKING HERE
SPEAKING OF THAT,
WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT WORKING HERE?
Bethany: WE ARE BUILDING THE MOST ADVANCED BUSINESS JETS
IN THE WORLD.
Brandy: AND WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE DESIGNED
AND MANUFACTURED,
IT REALLY JUST TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY.
Kris: THE COOLEST PART OF MY JOB
IS JUST THE ABILITY TO COME UP WITH AN IDEA,
AND WORK ON IT, AND WORK HARD AT IT
AND ACTUALLY SEE IT GET IMPLEMENTED ON THE AIRCRAFT.
Nathan: AND NOW YOU HAVE A PIECE OF THAT AIRPLANE
YOU ALWAYS HAVE A PIECE OF THAT AIRPLANE WITH YOUR NAME ON IT.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED A PLANE WITH MY NAME ON IT.
I COULD ACTUALLY GET IT HERE.
OKAY, THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING STUFF.
BUT I WANT TO RAISE THE STAKES.
SO LET'S CALL THIS LAST QUESTION
HEY GULFSTREAM,
BLOW MY MIND.
LET'S GET TO IT!
Roger: WE JUST DON'T MANUFACTURE AIRCRAFTS.
WE CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES.
WELL DONE.
ANYONE ELSE?
Chris: G WHAT I DIDN'T' REALIZE BEFORE I TOOK THIS JOB IS
WHEN YOU FLY TO 51 THOUSAND FEET
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE CURVATURE OF THE EARTH
THROUGH THE WINDOW AND NOT MANY PEOPLE GET TO SEE THAT,
ESPECIALLY NOT IN SOMETHING THEY HELPED BUILD.
REALLY NICE!
NEXT?
Francois: WHAT COOLER THING
THAN BEING ABLE TO DESIGN AN AIRPLANE IN MY OPINION,
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT HOOKED ME IS
JUST THE THOUGHT LIKE, WOW SOMEBODY'S GOT TO BUILD THOSE.
WHY COULDN'T IT BE ME?
EXCELLENT.
BRANDY! FLY US HOME!
Brandy: IN HIGH SCHOOL I WAS PROBABLY MADE FUN OF
FOR BEING LIKE THE NERD AND WHAT NOT.
BUT NOW THAT I'VE GONE THROUGH SCHOOL AND I'M APPLYING IT,
I GO BACK HOME, AND I AM THE AWESOME PERSON
THAT'S GONE AND DONE ENGINEERING.
EVEN THOUGH I'M A GIRL, AND EVEN THOUGH I LIKE GIRL THINGS TOO.
AND I WORK WITH A BUNCH OF GUYS AND A BUNCH OF,
WE'RE NOT ALL GEEKS I PROMISE.
YOU WORK WITH ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE,
AND I HAVE A BLAST DOING WHAT I DO.
HAVING A BLAST AT WHAT YOU DO
REMINDS ME A LOT OF THIS JOB.
JUST WISH I HAD MY NAME ON THAT G650.
I'LL WORK ON THAT,
AND SEE YOU ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF FAST FORWARD!
♪ MUSIC ♪ [Frank Sinatra come fly with me]