Originally posted by Ikaros
You will never ever find a combination of a skilled aerodynamicer and a very skilled pilot in the same person.
Forget that
Cheers,
Ikaros
Yes you do... they are called "retired test pilots that lived to collect a pension".....
Seriously I'm sure the better test pilot know enough to at least communicate effectively with the engineers.
But on the whole I think the pilot doesn't need to know diddly other than have a basic appreciation for some of the factors that are under his direct control. Like loading and CG and how to read and obey the manual.