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Posted by Anonymous on 06-16-2002 12:12 PM
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*** Posted by run ***
[Hello guys !!
Just a few questions to the fighter pilots...
What is the maximum G-tolerance for the average fighter pilot ? Can we increase this figure by means of exercise/training, etc ?
Also,in a 2-seater fighter plane, can the backseater guy take control of the aircraft should the pilot be incapacitated ?? Is he also trained to fly the aircraft ?
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A trained fighter pilot with the right equipment can sustain 9.0 - 9.5 for quite some time. The upper limit is normally not tested. As long as the pilot demonstrates the capability to sustain 9 g's for a certain amount of time he is qualified. They don't increase the G-level until the pilot blacks out when they test him in the centrifuge.
Most pilots would be able to go quite a bit above 9 g's if just for a few seconds. In old ejection seats the pilots would pull 22 G's when ejected out of an aircraft in todays ejection seats we are only talking 14 G's. But it is really sustained g-level that counts. G-suits are in the works that will allow up to 12 G's sustained.
Work out + rest + good diet will increase G tolerance. The best way to increase G-tolerance is actually to pull G's. Personally I don't care much for working out and never had a problem with pulling G's ;o)
If in a dual seat aircraft the backseater would be able to take over, but all REAL Fighters are single seat ;o)
RUN
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