Officials with manufacturer Airbus understood that losing a tail fin would prove catastrophic. Even so, they kept their concerns to themselves...
I'm sorry, but whatever the merits of the rest of the piece, an article that starts like this just loses any credibility with me.
As BGPM says: stop the presses! Airbus engaged in sinister cover-up over shocking news that aircraft don't fly very well without tail fins. Elsewhere, Ford Motor Company under investigation for suspected suppression of information about cars that stop running after being driven off a cliff.
