tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30495100.post4553576171145425594..comments2024-01-29T17:58:00.974-05:00Comments on Galileo Blogs: Galileo Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02592692929747610846noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30495100.post-72092004272196679452007-09-30T08:09:00.000-04:002007-09-30T08:09:00.000-04:00Joe,Thank you for your comment, especially given y...Joe,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your comment, especially given your expertise as an aerospace engineer (I got that from your blog profile). Would such FAA control over manufacturing also affect areas such as the use of composite materials for airplanes? I noticed that Boeing and, I believe more recently, Airbus, have been pursuing passenger jets made of composites. Was that development delayed by the government, and for how long?<BR/><BR/>On a separate note, a phenomenon that interests me is the connection between class-action tort attorneys and regulators, both of whom are heartily supported by Democrats (and to a sometimes lesser degree by many Republicans). The attorneys and regulators seem to work together. The attorneys win by getting big monetary awards, and the regulators win by expanding their power. They help each other with their respective goals. Do you see evidence of this in the aerospace industry?<BR/><BR/>Again, thanks for your observation. - GBGalileo Blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02592692929747610846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30495100.post-87865522322322923802007-09-29T22:43:00.000-04:002007-09-29T22:43:00.000-04:00Galileo: great post. I would add another factor de...Galileo: great post. I would add another factor delaying prgogress: government (including FAA) control over aircraft manufacturers, including design/imlementation of new aircraft navigation systems. This control impedes innovation and, on the manufacturers' side, has engendered a culture of complacency and fear of change.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484553988416936997noreply@blogger.com