Thanks Tarnished for that link. A very interesting read.
BTW do you regard the Chipmunk as a "bag of bolts"?
I was lucky enough to learn to fly on Chippies, perhaps thats why I agree with Aerbedane's comment.
The computer designs and FBW mean a whole different ability to create a nice aeroplane to fly. But are there basic ways of designing types of controls (eg slotted ailerons), size of control surfaces as percentage of wing/tail/fin area that can lead to good control harmonisation/bag of bolts? Especially for a non-computer designed aeroplane. Say for someone wishing to design a modern Chipmunk? (Which I'm not, BTW)