I noticed that after running down hill, when I reached the bottom and leveled out I felt G force on my legs and seat, I was sure it had something to do with weight, mass, speed, direction changes and the effect transferred forces, but I was a little unsure because it has been some time since I studied aeronautical physics. So rather than dig out the text books I thought I’d be better off doing some basic aerobatic training to work out how fast my body could take me running down hill and pulling out at the bottom.
The afternoon was spent with a bunch of spiffing guys (many with moustaches and names like “Nitro” and “Flash heart”) in intensive aerobatic training and looking at shiny aircraft, Top Gun style. Unfortunately Friday afternoon came and went so the intensive study went on into the night aided by lashings of red wine.
Finally, Saturday came round and at last I was one with the birds flying freely, well strapped into a trainer aerobatic fighter.
After looping the loop and doing a couple of stall turns it was time for a Cuban loop, my instructor pulled a 3.5G coming out of the turn, then it was my go, I hung upside a little too long, so instead of pulling out before the vertical we plummeted directly the earth, the result was 4.5G when pulling out at the bottom of the turn causing my eyes to go all sparkly. So that was the G force limits sorted then, I can run down hill as fast as I like provided I don’t pull more than 4.5G out at the bottom!
The afternoon was spent with a bunch of spiffing guys (many with moustaches and names like “Nitro” and “Flash heart”) in intensive aerobatic training and looking at shiny aircraft, Top Gun style. Unfortunately Friday afternoon came and went so the intensive study went on into the night aided by lashings of red wine.
Finally, Saturday came round and at last I was one with the birds flying freely, well strapped into a trainer aerobatic fighter.
After looping the loop and doing a couple of stall turns it was time for a Cuban loop, my instructor pulled a 3.5G coming out of the turn, then it was my go, I hung upside a little too long, so instead of pulling out before the vertical we plummeted directly the earth, the result was 4.5G when pulling out at the bottom of the turn causing my eyes to go all sparkly. So that was the G force limits sorted then, I can run down hill as fast as I like provided I don’t pull more than 4.5G out at the bottom!
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