"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
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I don't think this is entirely true. I have some old stuff rattling around
in my mind from the 80s which put the rating at least twice this though of
course, only in the thrust direction. After all, the instantaneous
pressures on change can be rather less than subtle.

I agree. I recall that the dynamic air pressure on the shuttle is the
limiting factor, and that just happens to come out to the 3 G's that the
shuttle experiences.

Also, the attachment of the shuttle to the tank is a limiting factor.
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Jim in NC