Reverse Engineering in the Aerospace Industry

Abstract

December 17, 2003 marked the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first successful airplane flight–the first time a heavier-than-air vehicle with an engine successfully propelled itself into flight. Aviation has come a long way since 1903. We’ve broken the sound barrier; we can fly more than 500 people on a single jumbo jet; and we’ve landed on the moon. All in less than a century!