Evan, thanks for the info. I well believe there was a "gang" Ed was discussing and developing with, but the "we" in articles was just common practice back then. It was frowned upon to say "I" in reputable publications, what was bad manners (and still is in scientific publications). Obviously, Ed had a decent education.

For me, the aileron discussion is muddling things up, neglecting other things like flutter and airfoil camber. I bail out...