![]() Basic flying means that you must be moving forward (certainly not backward). ![]() I believe there are some relevant parallels for us to consider: So, what is my purpose in drawing these flight analogies? (Aside from getting a chance to show some cool pictures of jets in flight). Literally, “changing what’s possible.” This dimension is what, in my opinion, sets us apart and likely what provides the purpose and fuel for our students, staff, faculty and health care providers. What does this have to do with MUSC? Like a high-performance aircraft, our purpose is not merely to “fly the aircraft.” As an academic health system, we are expected to redefine the boundaries of health care. One lifetime, and many test flights later, humans landed on the moon. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk with their first powered aircraft – the first successful airplane. It is the innovators that question boundaries – they imagine, develop and deploy new technologies that actually change the envelope and then define new boundaries and challenges to consider. Mathematical model for "pushing the envelope"īecause that is how you change the world. To be successful, and survive, test pilots must understand capabilities and limits of the airplane, their individual talents and the local environment. The purpose of a test pilot is to take a new aircraft to the limits of performance and, if possible, beyond – i.e., pushing the envelope. ![]() The simplest common meaning of “pushing the envelope” is to push the boundaries of what is possible. In aircraft design and testing, the technical meaning of “envelope” is the whole set of limitations governing safe operation of the aircraft. The expression comes originally from mathematics and engineering, in which an envelope is a boundary, but was popularized by test pilots (especially those depicted in Tom Wolfe’s book “The Right Stuff”). In the world of high-performance flying (think space shuttles and F-16s), the phrase “pushing the envelope” is commonly used.
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