--- Vassilii Khachaturov <> wrote:
> I thought more about structural integrity and the residual weakness
> after the plane is abused beyond the certified envelope rather than
> the way it is animated when I read the original poster.
To go partly off topic, presumably we could use the current g force to
determine when the plane goes past design limits and breaks up.
>From the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, the different
aircraft category limits are as follows.
Normal: 3.8 to -1.52
Utility: 4.4. to -1.76
Acrobatic: 6.0 to -3.0
There is a safety factor of 50% on the numbers above, but it would give us
a first-pass at knowing when an aircraft breaks up due to rough handling.
BTW: For those who are not aware of it, the Pilot's Handbook is a
fantastic resource for flight information, and can be downloaded as a PDF
from the FAA website.
-Stuart
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