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Without this suit i doubt he would have been racing again for that weekend at the very least.

26g of g force being the maximum. The human body struggles with that.

I'm starting to think maybe i should start looking at something like this now they do separate airbag jackets.

Impressive stuff.!

Plus he's a lot younger than most of us.

A fighter pilot experiences approx 8-9 g for which they need a special suit. there are some interesting facts in this article.

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Dainese now sell this airbag vest which can be worn under a jacket. its not silly money in the scheme of things at £570.



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That's a sensible price for what it does. people pay twice that for good leathers.

I paid that for my leathers which were worth £1000. It's a lot of money and maybe I've just been lucky to have not needed to try out my protective gear?! I'm sure as hell I'd have crashed by now if I was racing though

The roads are a lot more dangerous than the track. I reckon an airbag jacket would be more effective at giving you protection on the road.

I think you're probably right.. especially if you ended up getting ran over

duke63 wrote:A fighter pilot experiences approx 8-9 g for which they need a special suit.

Fighter pilots wear g-suits for a completely difference reason though Duke. Marquez has taken an extremely high G impact. Fighter pilots sustain g forces as up to 8-9 g but for longer which causes issues with blood circulation and starving the brain, which can lead to blackouts.

The suits pump on the exterior of your legs and lower waist to help maintain blood flow. If had 2 backseat rides in Skyhawks during my Airforce time and worn a g suit for each flight

Aussie Skyhawks or NZ??

The only reason I ask is I know the NZ Air Force bought some from Aus and I forget whose side you were on.

D41 wrote:Aussie Skyhawks or NZ??

The only reason I ask is I know the NZ Air Force bought some from Aus and I forget whose side you were on.

RNZAF Skyhawks, half of which were made up of second hand units we bought from the Aussies, the rest were brand new units we bought in the 70's. Late 80's we upgraded the electronics with Project KAHU and make some system/airframe changes to bring all the aircraft into the same mod state and gave them a unique model identifier of A4-K (for kiwi). The only remaining difference between the two types was the hydraulics, half were flareless fittings and half were banjo/flared fittings.

I was only ever enlisted in the RNZAF, but had a 3 yr posting in Australia. On release from the Kiwi airforce I moved back to Aussie and worked as a civi contractor for the RAAF on Herc's and then P3 Orions.