Squawk7777, I totally disagree about the role of the german authority in lenghtening the certification process.
Of course there are many many to much bureaucrats, but the ones in germany are not the worst in the world.
Earning a VVZ (preliminary certification) for a minor modified plane takes two or three days in germany, but getting the overflight permission for france for such an (national only) certified plane takes a month. You´ll recieve the permission normaly at the time you have already cancelled (or unlawfull finished) your trip...
Try to get through the U.S. or Israel immigration procedure (as a tourist) and compare it to germany.
Try to make a flight training camp with your glider club in Austria and try to get the permission for flight training there.
Try to get your SpeedCanard certified in France (no problem in Germany or the U.S.)
If an aircraft company doesn´t try the ´Oh we make this all much different to save money´ trick, certification in germany is really not much of a problem. Ask some companies doing professional business with the authority what they think about it. Ask big aircraft operators how their problems are solved quickly and easy by the authority. Don´t listen to the rumours from the ´experts´ or the managers that run aircraft companies without knowing anything about aviation.
So please don´t blame the end of Dornier on the german authorities
