I never could find more on this but it was a cool story if some pilot survived an 11G turn and landed it! When confronted with this evidence, the engineers were told to shut up and just fix the plane and return it. Allegedly the owners had shelved the computers and put in their own. They opened up the electronics bays to inspect the flight computers and found all brand new computers in the plane, like when it was shipped. It was determined that the plane had survived an 11G turn and safely landed. The wing tips were rumored to be bent 1.5 feet out of spec. This happens when the local crews can’t fix the full damage to an airframe. Source - I worked at GD during the production of the 16 in the flight sim division.Īntidote: It was rumored that an Israeli model was sent back for “refurbishment”. The air frame itself is not the limiting factor. The F16 as well as many other fighter aircraft have limiters set in their flight computers to 9G. I'm not a pilot, so I can't say I know exactly how impressive this particular pilot is, but he's definitely god-tier. If you get good enough at AGSM, you can pull g's that would cause GLOC for the average person in just a few seconds, for a sustained period of time, sometimes as long as 20-30 seconds. It's actually so effective that it was once classified information, and is required training for many pilots. AGSM is basically a combination of clenched muscles and routinized breathing that helps to push blood to your brain, and thus avoid losing consciousness. To avoid it, you can execute the "Anti-G Straining Maneuver," or AGSM. GLOC is not necessarily inevitable, though. Obviously, for a fighter pilot, this is no bueno. That, in turn, can cause grey out (loss of color in vision), tunnel vision (loss of peripheral vision), blackout (total loss of vision while remaining conscious), and even "G-induced loss of consciousness," or GLOC. But when fighter pilots like the guy in this video make sudden and sharp maneuvers, they can experience g-forces strong enough to prevent their blood from pumping up toward their brains. The driver who set the world record quarter mile time in Top Fuel drag racing experienced 4.2g, and that was probably only at the zenith of acceleration. As a point of reference / a relatively approachable example, think about how insane the acceleration of a drag-racing car is. So what's going on in this video? Well, some activities involve considerably more g-force than the average person is ever likely to experience in regular life, especially for any sustained period of time. In very simplified terms, it's a measurement of that pull that you feel, which is caused by the combination of gravity, acceleration, and mass. It's almost like you become heavier, but only in one direction. That pulls your body more forcefully to the left, doesn't it? Now imagine taking the sharper turn at twice the speed you did last time. Now imagine taking a much sharper turn at the same speed. Think about how it pulls your body toward left side of the car, but only slightly. If not, imagine you're in a car making a long, sweeping, right-hand turn, at a relatively low speed. If you already know what g-force is, you can skip this paragraph. He makes it to 9 g for sure □Įdit 2: I've noticed a few comments from people who aren't exactly sure what's going on in these videos, or why they're impressive, so here's some simplified background. I don’t recall this guy getting to 9 g, but he’s still an absolute animal.Įdit: Nevermind. Would you prefer this same subreddit, but only images? Check out /r/DTIpics! We take all the picture submissions from the main sub and post them there!Ī place to post the most interesting stuff on the web!. Please familiarize yourself with the official rules and reddiquette.We are active and will respond as soon as possible. Message the moderators if you have questions or concerns.If we do not believe it to be interesting, or think it is spam, we will remove it. Posts are at the discretion of the moderators. Posts that make claims must be sourced in comments No screenshots, memes, infographics, or posts with text This subreddit is for things that are interesting and cool
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