P-47's terribly wrong

[BnZs]

wow 50lbs of force! so at 5gs, that would be 250lbs of force? Thats a tremendous amount of force to pull when sitting down and not having much leverage. Modern fighters hit as much as 9g for short periods so that would be 450lbs... is that even possible for most people? (most pilots weren't build like Arnold Schwarzenegger).

err... my math is probably wrong, is the 50lbs is close to constant, and only the weight of the 'arm' changes with the Gs?

G forces pull DOWN (towards plane's floorboards). Sticks get pushed SIDEWAYS. But yes, sucks very much when you pull a muscle trying to lift foaming mug of favorite brew to mouth while in high G-turn!!!!

[Widewing]

The link you provided is not run by the USAF, not the old USAAC or USAAF. 

Based on this thread it's probably a good thing you don't post more often. 

Do you even play anymore?

That website is that of Mike Williams and Neil Stirling. It is the single best resource on the web for actual flight data of WWII aircraft. Their site is recognized by the aviation writer's community as one of the finest sources anywhere. The report in question was written by "TACTICAL COMBAT SECTION ARMY AIR FORCES PROVING GROUND COMMAND, EGLIN FIELD, FLORIDA".

Whether or not the site is owned by the Air Force or a private party is irrelevant. The data is that recorded by the USAAF during tactical trials.

[MiloMorai]

Be sure Widewing, the documents on Mike and Neil's site must be bogus. There was no Brig Gen named Muir S. Fairchild either.