Originally Posted by
RR_NDB
A pilot in the high rocks of the R&D Dept. would generate better design.
Pilots were extensively involved in the design. Gordon Corps in particular - and at a very high level. There is ample evidence of this in articles, interviews and videos from the time, many available on the net if you choose to look.
He (& other pilots) were involved in design and flight testing of the control system using modified A300 test bed prior to A320 build. In fact, aspects of the control system were changed significantly following the A300 flight tests - that was on pilot feedback. I presume I don't need to detail the major change that is rather relevant to this thread, since you "know" the history of design and who was involved ?
As to the end result - you may not like the decisions those pilots made, but that is as far as it goes. You are entitled to that opinion, but that does not mean that those pilots were not there, or that they were not "real" pilots because they disagreed with you (maybe that is what you are trying to infer ?).