--- 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 ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d