aye - my assertion is that the limits of the human body are not a major limiter in current military aviation. You can see an example of how current military pla

aye - my assertion is that the limits of the human body are not a major limiter in current military aviation. You can see an example of how current military planners are thinking about things with the B-1R concept (ultimately rejected, due to overlap with F-15EX). The limiting factors are observability, radar, sensors/data-link, payload size, range, and speed. None of these restrictions are problematic for a human pilot. Maneuverability improvements such as super-maneuverability were rejected due to being counter-productive in Beyond Visual Range combat. You have to give up to much energy for fancy acrobatics to be worthwhile.