11/3/2022 0 Comments G force test![]() Put simply, if you were to weigh 80kg (average weight of a man) then at 1g you will still weigh 80kg. The force you feel under the influence of gravity is 1g. We measure the force we feel as we accelerate in multiples of gravity – g’s. It’s weird to think that a car that is slowing down or braking or turning a corner is really and truly accelerating if the word was used in its scientific sense. This is how the word is generally used when thinking about cars and motorbikes, but in purely scientific terms acceleration is a change in velocity (change in speed and/or direction). Most people think of acceleration as an increase in speed. The ‚g‘ in g-force refers to the word ‚gravity‘, the force currently allowing you to simply sit down and read this article, and while the force has little to do with gravity, it provides an easily understandable measurement of what g-force really is – essentially acceleration. ![]() ![]() In fact, the effects of g-force was, as long ago as the Second World War, causing the death of pilots who either lost consciousness or were unable to quickly bail out of their planes. The movement of the plane can result in severe motion sickness, and the forces produced on to the body by one of the most advanced aerobatic aircraft in the world is very dangerous and literally crushing. Watching films like Top Gun or Operation: Red Flag the appeal of being a fighter jet pilot, is easily seen, but would the famous actor Tom Cruise have made a real fighter pilot, let alone you or me? The cockpit of a fighter plane is a very restricted and highly hostile environment.ĭue to the high altitudes at which they may fly there is little naturally available oxygen and the outside temperature is very low. It’s about 40 to 60 degrees below zero celsius. ![]()
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