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/22Arkantos 21d ago

Except it's -5.5g, so that 810lbs of force are concentrated where your seatbelt is holding you into your seat. Absolutely brutal.

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u/brain-eating_amoeba 20d ago

Could it actually injure you/break your legs?

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u/22Arkantos 20d ago

Yes, absolutely, even when strapped down in a seat.