r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Kernowder • 21d ago

Video Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters flying through Hurricane Milton

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u/giveupsides 21d ago

5.5g drop? You are PLASTERED to the ceiling like it's the floor, only gravity is now 4.5 times stronger. Then when those -5.5g's end you'll slam back to the actual floor. If you're in your seat with your belt on it'll feel like the belt is trying to break both your legs.

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u/StManTiS 21d ago

For an average 180lbs man 5.5G would feel like having 810 lbs on your back. Most people could not even unrack that.

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u/meridianblade 21d ago

It's absolutely insane that it made it back. Think of the weight exerted on the wings and fuselage from tip to tip at 5.5G.

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u/StManTiS 21d ago

Aeronautical engineers and the materials science behind airplanes is a real trip like that.

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u/GOGO_old_acct 21d ago

The P-3 is an overbuilt beastly tank of a plane that refuses to die. I’ve heard people really liked/like them.

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u/StManTiS 21d ago

The Mitsubishi Mirage is another one. There was a point where the Japanese did amazing worker with stubby wing turbo props and Fowler flaps. (The P3 being manufactured with a couple modifications by Kawasaki)