Thanks for the input gents,I think you've convinced me to get the plates welded in,better safe than sorry eh?
Back in the 50's I remember reading in Popular Science and
seeing films on early TV of the tests they did with Rocket
sleds. Where they would accelerate the pilot to mach one in
a few seconds then stop them in about the same time with
water brakes. I don't remember the exact numbers, but I seem
to recall that the number they endured was something like
50 G's during the tests. And the test pilots walked away
unscathed.
They give ya a day off to heal those ribs, did they????
DG
No deal on the time off Denny,i'm self employed.
Mercifully for my ribs it's been fairly quiet,not so good for the bank balance though!
I've seen the footage of the sleds,did Chuck Yeager not ride the rocket?
I seem to remember temporary blindness and or detached retinas were part of the deal too....
Not bad all things considered.
Modern day F1 drivers pull some impressive figures too,Kimi Raikkonen pulled 47G in a crash at the British GP a while back and thanks to the technology available now and no doubt lessons learned from those early pioneers is still alive.
