Andrew Rowley wrote in message . ..
The wing is not the only thing in the aircraft that might break.
Rework it assuming that the first thing to break is the engine mount
at 3.8g

Andrew,

I think I understand now. Let me see if I get it...

To rework the analysis, I'll assume that the weight of the airplane is
mainly supported by the wings, and that other components such as the
engine mount are essentially invariant in static 1g weight. In other
words, by overloading the airplane with other bodies, ballast, and
such, the weight of the engine mount does not change. If that is so,
I can see how such *individual* components may be "g limited" with
respect to their own inertia. Does this follow your reasoning?

Thanks,
Alex