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Auto-GCAS Saves Unconscious F-16 Pilot - Declassified USAF Footage 2016
  1. Pilot was in an standard ACM exercise.
  2. Video started before pilot execute hard left turn from 2.5G
  3. HUD shows max out at 8.4G
  4. Can hear pilot grunting as he fought the G force.
  5. Pilot lost consciousness.
  6. Plane rapidly descended from +17k ft to 11k ft in under 12 sec doing over 600kt ( +1200kph)
  7. Other jets radioed (almost screaming) the unconscious pilot to recover.
  8. Diving plane passed 11,000 ft alt triggering the GCAS.
  9. Auto recover triggered with audio and visual pull up command on HUD.
  10. Plane bottomed out at below 4500 ft alt (1.3km) recovery over 9G.
  11. Plane stabilised after climbing back to over 11,000 ft
  12. Exercise ceased with "knock it off" call out.

 

http://aviationweek.com/technology/auto-gcas-saves-unconscious-f-16-pilot-declassified-usaf-footage

 

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Is that the G meter? How come it stays locked at 9.1 when the plan was in auto recovery and doing the climb back up?

 

There are two G meters on the HUD:

Current G - top left besides the alt scale.

Max G - bottom left ( the one you mentioned).

 

Watch from 0.38min and u will understand the difference.

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Is that the G meter? How come it stays locked at 9.1 when the plan was in auto recovery and doing the climb back up?

This is because F-16 has a max G limit of 9.0

 

The computer tells the aircraft to pull up at 9G is because by maxing out the aircraft limits to 9G, this means the aircraft is max performing, thus creating a smallest radius of circle which relates to lesser height loss. 

 

As to why it pulled 9.1G I guess environment is also a factor to the +0.1G. I guess the aircraft could be un-serviceable after this due to the the G reading being out of limits.

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One essential skill is to master g force

Sometimes the g force hits the pilot in a particular spot in the head

Need to control the g force

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This is because F-16 has a max G limit of 9.0

 

The computer tells the aircraft to pull up at 9G is because by maxing out the aircraft limits to 9G, this means the aircraft is max performing, thus creating a smallest radius of circle which relates to lesser height loss. 

 

As to why it pulled 9.1G I guess environment is also a factor to the +0.1G. I guess the aircraft could be un-serviceable after this due to the the G reading being out of limits.

 

haha. you must be a big aviation fan to have created an account to reply to a 7 month old post.

 

so just because of that 0.1G, they have to scrap the aircraft?!

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haha. you must be a big aviation fan to have created an account to reply to a 7 month old post.

 

so just because of that 0.1G, they have to scrap the aircraft?!

Pay kee pay loh hai

Angmo jiak gao sai

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One essential skill is to master g force

Sometimes the g force hits the pilot in a particular spot in the head

Need to control the g force

wah..bro...u must be talking about that sensitive g-spot in our head.....
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One essential skill is to master g force

Sometimes the g force hits the pilot in a particular spot in the head

Need to control the g force

That's right. To counter the forces in flight, we wear a G-Suit which has inflatable bladders to squeeze our legs and torso to prevent blood from flowing down to them causing a lack of oxygen in our brain. We also conduct AGSM (Anti-G Straining Manoeuvres) You can find more about that on YouTube!

haha. you must be a big aviation fan to have created an account to reply to a 7 month old post.

 

so just because of that 0.1G, they have to scrap the aircraft?!

HAHAHA! No. I'm a Pilot and I have done similar training. I created this post in search of a car, not to reply to this. I just stumbled upon this post and thought I could share a thing or two.

 

No, they don't scrap the aircraft. The aircraft is still fly-able just that it will be down for a period of time for engineers to inspect if there are any structural damage or system degradation due to the over limit. If after inspection and nothing is found, the aircraft can be back to service to fight another day!

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One essential skill is to master g force

Sometimes the g force hits the pilot in a particular spot in the head

Need to control the g force

 

Not always easy to hit the G spot.

 

Pull too much Gs and the pilot can be

 

knocked out. I wonder if having a big

 

helmet helps the pilot on this? All I know

 

is must always were the G suit as it forces

 

the blood to the extremities.  [thumbsup]

 

:D

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That's right. To counter the forces in flight, we wear a G-Suit which has inflatable bladders to squeeze our legs and torso to prevent blood from flowing down to them causing a lack of oxygen in our brain. We also conduct AGSM (Anti-G Straining Manoeuvres) You can find more about that on YouTube!

HAHAHA! No. I'm a Pilot and I have done similar training. I created this post in search of a car, not to reply to this. I just stumbled upon this post and thought I could share a thing or two.

 

No, they don't scrap the aircraft. The aircraft is still fly-able just that it will be down for a period of time for engineers to inspect if there are any structural damage or system degradation due to the over limit. If after inspection and nothing is found, the aircraft can be back to service to fight another day!

 

I think you are exactly right.

 

When pulling Gs I think the pilot makes those

 

granting and groaning sounds to help prevent

 

being knocked out.  [thumbsup]

 

:D

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Not always easy to hit the G spot.

 

Pull too much Gs and the pilot can be

 

knocked out. I wonder if having a big

 

helmet helps the pilot on this? All I know

 

is must always were the G suit as it forces

 

the blood to the extremities. [thumbsup]

 

:D

Yeah man

Different people have different amount of g tolerence

I think with their training, pilots can tolerate more g stress

But everyone has their g tipping point, a particular spot in which people will faint

Once the pilot hits their particular g spot, He will faint

To prevent the pilot from fainting, he must wear the g suit to keep sufficient blood in his head

But I think he still need the big helmet to protect his head

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:XD:

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One essential skill is to master g force

Sometimes the g force hits the pilot in a particular spot in the head

Need to control the g force

Wah.... U sound like a Jedi mastet
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