A380 HYDRAULICS IN DANGER?

In regard to Peter Parsons' letter "A380 Weight Savings Raises Bar" (AW&ST Nov. 17, 2003, p. 6), I did not know the A380 is using a 5,000-psi. hydraulic system. Funny it was left out of your Oct. 27, 2003, story (p. 48). Maybe you left it out because you know the A380 may never fly because of it...

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