We still have to consider how much altitude might be lost in pitching the aircraft down.
As stated by someone way back in these discussions, I would venture that as you vary the CG across the allowable range you will see a significant variation in the response time to generate a pitch rate from 40+ AOA, and thence in the subsequent resulting altitude loss.
(Mach: the only aircraft I flew in my short, undistinguished AF career was a jet that I intentionally spun on a regular basis. I flew others with the militia and was very cognizant of the handling quirks of the 100, 105, F-4 & F-16. However, the A-7 I also departed on a regular basis, thanks to training initially provided by the USN.
The one thing I remember learning from the AF was to keep my hair neatly trimmed.
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