Pilot G force training

[RainDreamer]

 

It looks like their face practically sunk in their skull. And this is just 7G. I wonder what astronauts looks like in their helmet during rocket launches.

Also, G-loc is both hilarious and scary.

 

Edited July 17, 2016 by RainDreamer

[Gaarst]

7g is a lot. NASA's man-rating criterions say that astronauts should not endure more than 3g during ascent, and a typical reentry caps at 4-5g (>8g if ballistic).

[WinkAllKerb'']

and now write something ; )

[RainDreamer]

So...uh, I hope this question is safe to ask, and if not, then I hope the mod removes it quickly:

I noticed in the video the female pilots seem to handle high G really, really well compare to some male pilots, and a slight cursory research seems to not point one way or another about that (some say they are better, some say they are not, some say they are the same).  Anyone with more experience in this field can comment about this?

[RizzoTheRat]

Note these guys are sitting upright, an astronaut is will be led on their back, in which case you can take a lot more G, although presumably with their legs above the so there's a risk of "red out" rather than black out at high G.  According to a bloke from Martin Baker apparently the human body can take about 70G for a short period of time if flat on your back.

My understanding is that women generally handle high G better than blokes, but can't remember where I remember that from.

[p1t1o]

I had a stint of applying to the RAF when I was younger (got mumps at university, which adversely affected my hearing, subtly but enough to fail the requirements) and was told that fighter pilots tend not to do much cardiovascular work in the gym but concentrated on strength and muscle building. Cardio/fitness/health was important of course, but a nice free-flowing bloodstream with a low resting pressure is not as amenable to resisting G, and increased muscle bulk allows you to do the "straining" maneuver more effectively. It might have been anecdotal, that didn't come from a medic or anything.

[T-Bouw]

On 17-7-2016 at 7:12 PM, RainDreamer said:

So...uh, I hope this question is safe to ask, and if not, then I hope the mod removes it quickly:

I noticed in the video the female pilots seem to handle high G really, really well compare to some male pilots, and a slight cursory research seems to not point one way or another about that (some say they are better, some say they are not, some say they are the same).  Anyone with more experience in this field can comment about this?

I heard that the reason that women can handle G loads better, is because they generally have a shorter vascularly system.
In other words, less blood to pump around means less stress on the heart/body.

Nothing demeaning if that's what you were afraid off. Just fact.

When I applied for a career as a pilot, I heard all the time that most women pilots, eventhough there're not many, were great pilots!

[RainDreamer]

2 hours ago, T-Bouw said:

I heard that the reason that women can handle G loads better, is because they generally have a shorter vascularly system.
In other words, less blood to pump around means less stress on the heart/body.

Nothing demeaning if that's what you were afraid off. Just fact.

When I applied for a career as a pilot, I heard all the time that most women pilots, eventhough there're not many, were great pilots!

I heard that as well, but I also heard that it is just because women are generally shorter than men, and an equally short man would have the same advantage.