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by RedFusionX » Sun Sep 05, 2004 10:26 pm
Otohiko wrote:Actually, there shouldn't be any more G-Forces to deal with, as most modern aircraft - thrust-vectored or not - are limited by constraints of the airframe and the pilot, not the lack of manueverability. Most modern fighters have a +9/-3G limit (though some have soft limiters), which is commonly achieved but rarely broken.
Thrust-vectoring is mainly an improvement for high-alpha performance, especially at low speed. It allows planes like the F-22 or the Su-37 to temporarily maintain controlled flight at huge AoA. Aircraft without thrust vectoring either have an alpha limiter to prevent them from ever reaching these angles, or, if they don't - risk departure from controlled flight when they attempt to execute similar manuevers.
I don't want to be a jerk, but I can tell you, from first hand experience, a jet can over G (Due mostly to pilot stupidity) and it does a number on the airframe, imagine an F-16 with the motor pulled and all exterior panels removed and you are looking for cracks the size of a hair.
End of Rant
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