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G-loads in WW2
"Jay Stranahan" wrote in message ... Just mildly curious, because this information doesn't seem to be available on any of the web sites I visit: What sort of gee forces were WW2 fighter aircraft built to withstand? I keep hearing stories about wings coming off in dives or very tight sustained turns -- were they *that* much more fragile than modern military craft? Depends on the aircraft The Spitfire and Hurricane were just about unbreakable being able to handle more g than the pilot but the Me-109 was known to have suffered wing tip and tail spar failures and had real compressibility issues. One of the results was that despite the theoretical performance Luftwaffe pilots were often a little more hesitant about really aggressive manoeuvering than their RAF opponents. The early versions of the Hawker Typhoon also had structural problems with the prototype actually breaking just aft of the cockpit, fortunately the pilot survived. Improvements were made but tail failures were always a problem. Keith ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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