David A. Robinson (born 1954) is a retired major general in the United States Air Force who served as mobilization assistant to the Chief of the Air Force Reserve, Headquarters United States Air Force, Washington, D.C. Robinson was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut.

A career fighter and instructor pilot, he flew combat support missions in the KC-135R during Operation Deny Flight.

In his civilian occupation, Robinson is employed as a captain with a major airline.

Robinson's daughter, United States Air Force Reserve Second Lieutenant Taryn Ashley Robinson (born February 1, 1983), was critically injured and her civilian flight instructor was killed when their plane impacted terrain on September 21, 2005.

Taryn's flight instructor, James L. Weaver, age 64, was flying the Diamond Aircraft Industries DA20-C1, single-engine airplane, N63PA, when it clipped two high-tension power cables while simulating engine failure near Pleasanton, Texas.