Highest G turn in an aircraft.

[xxjetterxx]

For this challenge, you must perform the highest G turn in a jet powered aircraft!

Rules:

You cannot leave the lower atmosphere. (This means the first light bluer bar on the atmosphere gauge.)

For the love of kerb, use wings.

include pictures of your plane on the runway, flying, and doing something cool, for style.

No rocket propulsion.

No alt+f12

Part clipping is allowed, just be "reasonable" (This means you should be able to actually see the clipped parts.)

No boosters, either. (I'm looking at you, Jeb.)

Use only jet propulsion. (sorry. I meant atmospheric propulsion...)

Post a screenshot of your f3 menu, for proof of how many G's you caused to your poor kerbal.

To measure your G's, do repetitive loops and acrobatics until the G meter goes up to something you like.

The plane does NOT have to be able to land.

Finally, FAR and non-FAR entries will go in separate leaderboards.

Leaderboards:

FAR winners:

-Palker, 42g! Epic trophy!

-xxjetterxx, 38.9g. Album here: http://imgur.com/a/xAtZQ No trophy. I created the challenge, no fun if I count my entry

-misz, 37g. Gold trophy!

-SoldierHair, 20.5g. Silver trophy!

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Stock winners:

-Right, 23g! on stock!

-PanzerKnocf, 15g. Gold trophy!

-Kenobi mccormick, 13g. Silver trophy trophy!

-Halo_003, 12.8g. Copper trophy!

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Strange winners:

-I.T. Marcus, stock. 19g, strange, it looks like an infiniglider, maybe send in a video...

Edited January 28, 2014 by xxjetterxx

[xxjetterxx]

Bump.. someone tell me if I should remove this challenge, it seems to be pretty unresponsive

[panzerknoef]

Oohh no no no, i'll try making an entry tomorow! I guess ant-engine powered planes are not valid? In case they aren't I still have something else so I'll still respond here ^^

[jacobgong]

It is bad because there is no good way to tell G-force, that flight log is inaccurate.

[Halo_003]

It's interesting certainly, I would have an entry right now of ~12.8G but you said no leaving the atmosphere lol. (Was doing a run for another challenge to hit max speed)

[I_Killed_Jeb]

I think the Frak-1 by Zeke's was shown around these parts to get at least 10Gs in stock

[Halo_003]

Doesn't count because I went out of the atmosphere during a max speed run (machingbird), but this should give an idea of what can be done with a simple stock design. (Did the high G turns at ~15km)

See all of the pictures here: http://imgur.com/a/E4K2I#0

[m1sz]

I want to try too, soon!

[SoldierHair]

The best i managed is 20.5G with FAR so far.But i didn't quite used a 'jet engine'.

[palker]

I did make a ridiculously maneuverable aircraft with FAR but when i tried to do the challenge deadly reentry killed my kerbals and disassembled my plane .

[xxjetterxx]

Awesome entries, guys! I'll add them to the leaderboard!

[m1sz]

I managed to get lots of Gs (30.7G) with my acrobatic jet on my first flight. Ill try again and see where can i go!

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Ill make a video soon, hopefully improving my current record

[I.T Marcus]

Here my submission it is not an infiniglider as some people may assume... in fact you can't get speed by flapping the wings.... but it gets to Mach I by using gravity! So I present to you: The Gravity Assisted Glider 19.7G's!

My jet engine got ripped off while doing the turn... does that count still?

[Comrade Jenkens]

Erm pretty sure that's an infiglider. You can't get that fast at sea level with a single jet!

[Pds314]

Do you accept g-meter images? One of my fighters can get 32+ gee in FAR. I'm sure something similar could get over 50 easily.

[Right]

Finally a challenge I'm good at, putting kerbals through life threatening maneuvers! Better use a drone...

Stock craft, 23.3 Gees!

[Kenobi McCormick]

Huh. Let's see what my six engine heavy bomber can pull. I've pegged the G-meter pretty hard in that thing before. Ripped a wing off entirely in FAR once.

Edit: Huh. 13Gs exactly. In something the size of a small cathedral. With six Merlins on it...Right! Screenshots.

Sitting on runway awaiting takeoff clearance:

Bellyover at 10km altitude:

And safely landed with 13Gs logged.

Edited January 26, 2014 by Kenobi McCormick

[palker]

Runway

In air

F3 after G force caused explosion. My first and the best attempt could not get anywhere near after that.

The plane can generate instant g forces of such magnitude that it explodes completely with only the B9 wheel surviving it is quite amusing to watch. It is also very hard to control and i doubt anyone could land with or get more than fe Km from space centre without it exploding

Edited January 26, 2014 by palker

[m1sz]

I managed to get 37.1G without the plane exploding. According to the Steam Gauges HUD it was way more, but anyway, F3 says 37.1G.

Here's the video for the proofs!, It's a bit long (6mins), but didnt have time to edit it. It has all the attemps in one flight.

5:27 is the F3 screen showing 37.1G!!

Edited January 26, 2014 by m1sz

[panzerknoef]

Here's my submission: 15.4G's, full stock

Hatzor was killed on landing, goodbye Hatzor you were great

[Zuni]

Unmodded. Got 23 G before but forgot to take a screenshot.

Flown in a plane without back landing gear or yaw control.

[panzerknoef]

An operator that keeps the leaderboards up to date would be nice... Just saying

[palker]

Yeah i love when people start a challenge and then cba to update the leaderboards.

[xxjetterxx]

Sorry, school has been in the way. updating!

[Will282]

My Stock craft, looks a bit like an F-15 Eagle

16.8 G. It's also a functional aircraft with an escape system if it all goes wrong!

Edited September 3, 2014 by Will282