What is it like to pull 7 g's?

[willc]

If you have ever wondered what it looks like to pull g's, here you go. Just to add, this website (speedandangels.com) is for a feature length documentary about two F-14 pilots. Pretty cool check it out.

http://speedandangels.com/trailer/player.php?media=effect_of_gs.wmv

 

[MikeD]

Just to add, this website (speedandangels.com) is for a feature length documentary about two F-14 pilots.

Wasn't that called Top Gun?

 

[fish314]

Speaking of G's, here's some videos of guys at the centrifuge in San Antonio. http://www.yourdailymedia.com/media/1155894680/Intense_Pilot_Training

 

[CapnJim]

Cool vid fish! The most I've ever pulled was 4.5. Most enjoyable.
I'd love to be able to try my chops out on that centerfuge! Is there some civillian counterpart?

 

[Nick]

Am I the only one who can't stand more than 1G? I did about 15 hours of aerobatic flights during my instrument and commercial training, up to 6Gs and as low as -1.5Gs.

I could feel the enjoyment of flying rushing right out of my head with the blood.

I want nothing more than to never exceed 1.1Gs for the rest of my life!

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

Am I the only one who can't stand more than 1G? I did about 15 hours of aerobatic flights during my instrument and commercial training, up to 6Gs and as low as -1.5Gs.

I could feel the enjoyment of flying rushing right out of my head with the blood.

I want nothing more than to never exceed 1.1Gs for the rest of my life!

What you never been to the fair? They have this gyro ride,it's circular and you strap yourself into the sides standing up. It starts up slowly and spins you crazy. I remember them saying that it was like 3-4g's.

I remember barfing myself crazy as a kid after riding it. Then standing in line to do it all over again.

 

[surfbas]

Piece of cake if your used to pulling 9.

 

[deserteaglle]

I wanna try that so bad it's unreal.

Where can I go to do something like that???

 

[MikeD]

I wanna try that so bad it's unreal.

Where can I go to do something like that???

The centrifuge sucks. Unless you enjoy the feeling of suffocating with the feeling of being unable to inflate your chest to breathe. Sucks big time!

 

[deserteaglle]

The centrifuge sucks. Unless you enjoy the feeling of suffocating with the feeling of being unable to inflate your chest to breathe. Sucks big time!

I just want to find out what it's like. Something intense enough to make you pass out sounds like a good thing to try at least once to me.

 

[fish314]

I found G's in the fuge to be worse than the same number of G's in the airplane. You don't have windows in the fuge! I don't know why, but it's worse.

 

[8LegDay]

I hated the fuge too. Nothing like the real airplane, much worse. But it cuts time on getting used to.

 

[Foxcow]

Cool vid fish! The most I've ever pulled was 4.5. Most enjoyable.
I'd love to be able to try my chops out on that centerfuge! Is there some civillian counterpart?

I've pulled 6gs a few times and started to grey out just before we exited the maneuver. It was pretty enjoyable.