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- tazzydnc, on 07/27/2008, -2/+246Dude... why the hell is Nascar on TV and not this? I've never even seen plane racing before
- CanIGetAWitness, on 07/27/2008, -1/+1669.6G's, that would make his Brass Balls weigh 9600lbs.
- fprintf, on 07/26/2008, -2/+100Holy smokes, this is just unbelievably flying. I am completely impressed by the Gs that the pilots *and* the planes can withstand.
- PabloMac, on 07/27/2008, -2/+79G's Louise.
- cr250guy, on 07/27/2008, -0/+67If you notice, his face makes really funny expressions and his breathing changes dramatically under intense G forces, which are signs of the techniques employed by skilled pilots to keep themselves conscious during periods of high stress.
- twiztidsinz, on 07/27/2008, -5/+67Thats.................... over 9000!!!
- gmiley, on 07/27/2008, -1/+62Yeah, I would actually watch this and enjoy it. I simply cannot stand nascar.
- eltardo, on 07/27/2008, -1/+59Formula One racing car driver David Purley survived an estimated 179.8 g in 1977 when he decelerated from 173 km/h (108 mph) to rest over a distance of 66 cm (26 inches) after his throttle got stuck wide open and he hit a wall.
David wins. - mrhedges, on 07/27/2008, -1/+43This was a record for the event THAT year. Red Bull air races have had many pilots exceed 10Gs.
- alpha88, on 07/27/2008, -0/+36For those curious:
Highest g-forces survived by humans
Voluntary
- Colonel John Stapp in 1954 sustained 46.2 g in a rocket sled, while conducting research on the effects of human deceleration.
Involuntary
- Formula One racing car driver David Purley survived an estimated 179.8 g in 1977 when he decelerated from 173 km/h (108 mph) to rest over a distance of 66 cm (26 inches) after his throttle got stuck wide open and he hit a wall.
- Indy Car driver Kenny Bräck crashed on lap 188 of the 2003 race at Texas Motor Speedway. Bräck and Tomas Scheckter touched wheels, sending Bräck into the air at 200+ mph, hitting a steel support beam for the catch fencing. According to Bräck's site his car recorded 214 g. - martialartjesse, on 07/27/2008, -0/+25I was watching this on TV last night. It amazes me. Believe it or not they rarely crash, which I find astounding. Amazing pilots, I have never seen anything like it.
- inactive, on 07/27/2008, -1/+24Holy *****, I thought 179.8 was a typo! Wiki confirms.
EDIT: Whoa! He was also the guy who tried to save his friend in that burning car. A badass through and through.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Purley - elshizzo, on 07/27/2008, -3/+26Isn't that kind of G force supposed to be fatal? Or atleast make someone unconscious?
- flygirl62, on 07/27/2008, -0/+22Actually, the Red Bull website actually states that the G-forces sometimes get up to 12G's. http://www.redbullairrace.com/about.php?lang=en&id ...
If you listen closely to the announcer, he says "that's a record today" meaning that's a record FOR today. I think more than 9.6Gs have been pulled in airplanes MANY times before.
Not to lessen the severity. I, myself, have experienced 5.5 in an airplane and I cannot imagine what 9.6 would be like! - T440, on 07/27/2008, -1/+22I didn't even know flying like that was possible.
- capo327, on 07/27/2008, -0/+20Here's the video of David Purley's attempt to save Roger Williams. It's one of the saddest videos I've ever seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRYPbiyhPLs - jscnet, on 07/27/2008, -0/+18skills.
- flygirl62, on 07/27/2008, -2/+19Actually, no, I never have.
You might check the gender of a poster before asking them if they've been kicked in the balls by someone. :-) - poopdigger, on 07/27/2008, -0/+17This is far more interesting than watching a fleet of stock cars make 1000 left turns
- LavaWarrior, on 07/27/2008, -0/+15Yes, that do that to push blood to the brain, because under that intense of G force, all your blood will rush towards your feet.
- gluesniffined, on 07/27/2008, -2/+17Absolutely insane G's. I've done some light aerobatics (loops, spins, aileron rolls, hammerhead stalls, cuban eights, etc.) and the highest I've ever pegged the G meter is 3.4. I can tell you that 3.4 G's is enough to give you a real heavy feeling and you can start to feel the skin on your face dripping down; I don't even want to think about 9.6 G's.....insane.
In aerobatic planes the MX series are my favorites. Unfortunately I've never gotten my hands on one and have only done aerobatics in a Bellanca Decathlon which is rated to +6 -5 G's. The MXS is stressed for +/- 14 G's and it's two seat parent, the MX2 is stressed for +/- 12 G's.
Then I think about the Blue Angels who routinely pull up to 7 G's with no G suits; that is real conditioning. - Elliuotatar, on 07/27/2008, -0/+13"- Indy Car driver Kenny Bräck ..."
Yeah but they never found the body, and now he's living it up as a billionaire in the future. - AbeVigoda, on 07/27/2008, -7/+20I hit 25Gs when I take my morning poo.
- JD52, on 07/27/2008, -4/+16Ever been kicked in the balls by an old French prostitute with a wooden leg? It's kinda like that.
- crapmatic, on 07/27/2008, -1/+13I've done 7 Gs several times in a T-38 jet (no, not as a pilot, just riding) and with a G suit it was extremely uncomfortable but not painful and I found I could put up with it. But anyone doing 9 Gs takes some balls, especially if they don't have G suits to keep the blood where it needs to be.
As an aside, the pilot who flew me talked about the crews flying F-111 strike fighters... the terrain-following profiles of those jets means those pilots, if over rough topography, have to be able to deal with an assload of 5-7 G flying. I developed a whole new respect for those guys. The F-111 I don't think is in service anymore, though, I'm not sure what's replaced it but I think the B-1 has some overlap and probably does the same stuff. - ABadPerson, on 07/27/2008, -3/+15So this is what my over priced soda is funding.
- BelatedHero, on 07/27/2008, -0/+12A great onboard video of Austrian pilot Hannes Arch pulling 11.2Gs this year at Rotterdam:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8i04jBLI5I&fmt=18 - dsmx, on 07/27/2008, -0/+11It's also on british TV on saturdays at around 1pm.
- quomen, on 07/27/2008, -1/+11This reminds me of Star Fox..
DO A BARREL ROLL! - SpeedSteamBoat, on 07/27/2008, -0/+9Really? I thought you died after you and Maverick got caught in a flat spin and had to eject. Apparently you failed to "Watch the canopy!"
That's what I heard, anyway. - Virgule, on 07/27/2008, -0/+9See what pulling high G is like. Thats no walk in the park.
Centrifuge 9 G Profile training test. He passed brilliantly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rQexWEwV6M
Another 9 G training test. I think he failed for lasting less than 10 seconds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADCmX-_ZZKo
My favorite. A Blue Angel pilot take someone aboard for a ride. He passed out all the time :P. Unknown amount of G pulled.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9tc6oP5Lo8
Lastly, a near drama. The pilot blacked out after a high G break and nearly lawn darted. The altitude is at the top right corner. From over 8000 feet to about 40 feet in a blink.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBCS1hxCeN0 - ehcropydoc, on 07/27/2008, -4/+13look at his face, he really isn't comfortable when he hits G's past 7
- ginogrz, on 07/27/2008, -1/+10I easily just had a 9.7G sneeze.
- Beastmasta, on 07/27/2008, -2/+11Clever!
- cyberfreak01, on 07/27/2008, -1/+10Lord knows I have......
- HayString, on 07/27/2008, -0/+8I wonder if he wears a G-suit.
- EtherGnat, on 07/27/2008, -0/+8Let's say you weight 180 pounds. 9.6Gs would be the equivalent of 1728 pounds of force distributed on your body. So go find five 346 lb. women to sit on you, and that would be about the same.
- Tytn, on 07/27/2008, -4/+11you are a very angry man
- dsmx, on 07/27/2008, -2/+10That's almost a million.
- BTraina, on 07/27/2008, -1/+8plane racing: the white collar nascar.
- ebcreasoner, on 07/27/2008, -1/+8sigh. $9600
- Scagli3tti, on 07/27/2008, -0/+7David Purley is without a doubt a badass (179.8g is to this day the highest ever endured by a human), but vertical axis g-force is an entirely different ballgame.
- twiztidsinz, on 07/27/2008, -1/+8originally posted by cr250guy:
"If you notice, his face makes really funny expressions and his breathing changes dramatically under intense G forces, which are signs of the techniques employed by skilled pilots to keep themselves conscious during periods of high stress." - akoostik, on 07/27/2008, -0/+6It's funny because the people who don't know what you are talking about think you're insane.
- cyberfreak01, on 07/27/2008, -0/+6um, not quite cut off circulation but yeah, place pressure on the veins in the legs so that blood can't pool in the legs because the heart isn't strong enough to continue getting blood all the way to the brain. However even with these suit the pilots, and I'd have to assume the red bull contestants, don't just use breathing techniques but also flex their legs as almost a pump to help the blood to continue to flow correctly.
- Ryvenn, on 07/27/2008, -1/+7Strange that this is regularly broadcast on Australian free-to-air daytime TV and not on American TV.
- inactive, on 07/27/2008, -1/+6Oh wow, since when did Digg get memes?
- Cogboy, on 07/27/2008, -0/+5I've seen it before but I don't want to watch it now becuase its too sad. :(
You get a digg from me anyway. - inactive, on 07/27/2008, -0/+5is this the coolest race event ever? I think so.
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