re surviving large accelerations in article fairfiel helios fairfiel helios usq edu au raymond fairfield writes lpham eis calstate edu lan pham writes in answer to amruth laxman are you sure g is the right number as far as i know pilots are blackout in dives that exceed g g g seems to be out of human tolerance would anybody clarify this please lan apart from the fact that you get g in the pull out not the dive that figure is about right for sustained g no protection the duration of g it s rate of onset body position and support aids are all critical parts of the equation i remember one note about instrumented gridiron players recording peaks about g stapp the aviation doctor either by accident or design took a short period g in a rocket sled decelleration eye balls out against a standard s harness it had to be short calculate the stopping time even from mph at that g a bang seat can get up to about g and you d better be sitting straight find the book by martin bakers human guinea pig to hear how bad it can get if the rate of onset is too high a reclining position and a good g suit can keep a pilot functioning at around g a flotation tank should be a good bet since you can treat the body as a fluid and high pressure situations are not new anyone have any figures ray fairfield fairfiel zeus usq edu au yes a flotation tank combined with floride breathing water ref the abyss breathing solution i think also the right position of the astronaut and strapping you can probably get much more than gs in an accesloration more like near g or somewhat less saw i book called the time master i thjink that was the title that had some ideas on how fast and all you could go michael adams nsmca acad alaska edu i m not high just jacked
