Hi Jesse, Notice how the wing is expected to carry a much heavier load upright than inverted, about 4g and 2g respectively for standard aircraft. They are usually designed (and tested) to a 50% greater load before ultimate failure, so a 2,000b aircraft would be tested to 2,000 x 4, plus 50% = 12,000lb. Unlimited aerobatic machines run as high as 12g, but the problem then is overload of the pilot rather than the machine. Cheers, Tony
Hi Jesse,
ReplyDeleteNotice how the wing is expected to carry a much heavier load upright than inverted, about 4g and 2g respectively for standard aircraft. They are usually designed (and tested) to a 50% greater load before ultimate failure, so a 2,000b aircraft would be tested to 2,000 x 4, plus 50% = 12,000lb. Unlimited aerobatic machines run as high as 12g, but the problem then is overload of the pilot rather than the machine. Cheers, Tony
I wonder how long it took to stack all those sandbags?
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