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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
Fighter pilots have to wear a G-suit just to survive and stay awake during the maneuvers. F1 guys are no doubt tough, and very skilled but fighter pilots can torture a passenger and do it at 700+ mph and 60,000 feet vertical. And the craft is not some cheap 5 or 7 million dollar car, the top fighters planes cost that much to fly for a mission.
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Glen,
The G forces which most affect fighter pilots are experienced through a vertical plain. The pitch up of the nose (either in a climb or to turn hard) sees the blood supply try to remain on its original path and head to the legs. The G suit tries its best to overcome this. The effects may be felt for a few seconds at a time for perhaps five minutes of combat.
F1 drivers biggest problem is the lateral G forces experienced for perhaps 20 to 30% of a lap over a period of between one and a half to two hours. Imagine lying on your side and having sixty or eighty pounds hanging from your head for a half hour. Might be fatiguing.
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Les