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Originally Posted by 1100s nut
Thats cool. One of the most interesting facts about the real deal that most people don`t know is the max g load is something like 2.5-3 g`s, thats low. Cool vid.
Lane
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I ran across the classified spec sheet while I was stationed in the Pentagon. Suffice it to say the plane is "faster than a speeding bullet." Afriend of mine that still flies for American Airlines was the last squadron commander of the unit. He had to do a controlled ejection out of the "Black Bird" when the aircraft was unable to take on a required fuel load. Not enough gas to reach an airfield. Friendly airfield that is.
The ability to pull G's (and sustain airspeed) is important in air combat maneuvering with another aircraft close in. It is not as important against a surface to air missile in that high g's make you an almost stationary target for a weapon with a proximity fuse. The SR-71 often used it's speed to simply outrun a missile. Pulling G's would have merely slowed it down.