Gina Heslop
A group of aeronautical engineering professors was invited to experience a free flight on a brand-new aircraft that had just been introduced.
This was an exciting opportunity, and the professors boarded the plane, ready to take off. The atmosphere was a mix of curiosity and excitement as they prepared for the journey.
As the doors were closing and the plane was about to take off, an announcement came over the intercom. The voice said, “Thank you for trusting us and choosing to fly on this inaugural flight of our new aircraft. We want to inform you that this plane was designed and built by your students over the past year.”
Upon hearing this announcement, panic quickly spread among the professors. Realizing that the plane had been built entirely by their students, many of them started to unbuckle their seatbelts.
They rushed toward the exit, eager to get off the plane before it took off. They were clearly not confident about the aircraft’s ability to fly, given that it had been constructed by students who were still learning and gaining experience.
However, amidst the rush and panic, there was one professor who remained seated. He stayed calm and showed no signs of worry. In fact, he even had a smile on his face. His calmness stood out as the other professors continued to scramble to leave the plane.
One of the professors, who was waiting in line to exit, noticed this and decided to ask the calm professor why he wasn’t trying to get off the plane. “Aren’t you worried?” the professor asked, knowing that the aircraft had been built by their students.
The calm professor replied with a confident smile, “Because they are our students.”
Another professor, standing nearby, heard the conversation and asked, “So, does that mean you’re sure you taught your students well enough to build a plane that can fly safely?”
The sitting professor chuckled and responded, “No, I’m not sure about that. But I am sure that it won’t fly.”
