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Originally posted by Hydramatic:

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Originally posted by gilroynewball:

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Gripen is cool.

Here's a Sukhoi in action!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1463742031013289657&q=airshow&pl=true

And for $25,000, you can go to Russia and have a 45 minute ride in one of these.

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Watching the control surfaces on that thing is pure fighter plane sex!

I love seeing it do the Cobra maneuver! The G's that pilot has to be withstanding must be unreal!

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Those maneuvers are at REALLY LOW airspeeds. It is so slow, that very little of the mass of (and in) the airplane is fighting inertia. The Gs are realtively few, unless you are turning and burning in it at high speeds.

A good buddy of mine who was in the USAF had a ride in an F-16. He tells me the ideal body type for fighter flying is a stocky build. Why? Better G Tolerance. He had experienced 8.4 G's, and it blurred his vision somewhat. Not even a blackout (G-LOC)! Sweet stuff!!!