*** Posted by TIGER ***
Hi Rapier
The limit of the F16 airframe is in region of 12 Gs .
TIGER






[Hi Tiger,

You are right the overide button is not a G limiter. What I mean is that if you switch the overide on and you pull into a bank as hard as you can I have had the F-16 well over 9.5G's at a pretty fast speed, but not for long. I did this in F4 to test how much G the pilot could take before he blacked out. The F16 could probably take a bit more than the 9 9.5G's but it is not wise to do so. The plane will not break up as soon as it hit's 9G's it saftey limit for the airframe. They took this into consideration when they designed the plane and they always gave the airframe a bit more strenght than stated to stop hot headed pilots from getting to exited and eventually destroying the airframe over a short time.

What I meant by the overide switch as being a G limiter (must be switched on to test this) is that if you do pull a tight turn and force the most G you can on the airframe the whole airframe act's as a giant speed brake somewhere in the middle of the turn thus reducing speed, thus reducing G to a certain extent. You see it's kind of G limiter it only matters how much the pilot can take and how much force he exerts on the stick.

Dont be afraid to ask anything Tiger. I am telling you what I have learned in my 1600 hrs of sim training and what I have learned as a sim pilot.

Regards

Rapier.]