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Old 04-01-2002 | 11:50 AM
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Ollie
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Default Maximum G's

R/C model sailplanes doing dynamic soaring have hit a measured 170 MPH while pulling tight circles. It is estimated that they have pulled about 40 G's in the process. Several have exploded into composite confetti in the attempt.

See:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homep...tone/dsoar.htm