ORIGINAL: redcommander
That's smart! Lets get DARPA or AFRL or NASA to fund us to flight test these things. I will supply the intertial avionics, and actuator position sensors, telemetry and software to spit out stability derivatives. Someone else can send me their airplane. I would prefer a 150 cc YAK. We will move the c.g around, put on SF generators, etc. This will cost about $50K total including salaries for 3. Or, we can just use a calculator and estimate using our 100 yrs of flying knowledge. I'll do directional trade studies for $1K
Hold on! I want the YAK.

Then again, maybe Selig and friends have already found the answers we're looking for. No need to get the gov't involved in this. We'll just be mired in red tape anyway.