There's
no smoke without a fire.
Gaston has some good points that a lot around here wish to ignore, as his hypothesis doesn't agree with the theorists (we were not there), or the indoctrinated (the P51 won the war)
so therefore he's 'shot down'.
The obvious point he's making is that while the theoretical aeronautical formulae and calculations do play a role in the FMs, it's not the final say in the matter and there is a small percentage of unknown flight characteristics that are only known by the pilots themselves - some errant observations like
canned flight tests, and others real. A trend is what one should look for, to get a fair idea.
an experienced pilot uses this small percentage to his advantage..
