02/12/12 By Robbin Laird Recently, I flew for the first time on the A380 from Washington to Paris aboard the Air France configuration of the A380.  This flight made me think back to all the critics and naysayers and to reflect on the process of building a modern aircraft.  The…

02/12/12 by Robbin Laird An interesting aspect of the Internet age is how many folks from various backgrounds and various levels of competence can weigh in on issues.  With regard to technical issues it is even more amazing to watch how assertional pile ons create realities of fundamental problems and…