On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 19:03:03 +0100, "José Herculano"
wrote:

"The aircraft G-limits are only there in case there is another flight
by that particular airplane. If subsequent flights do not appear
likely, there are no G-limits."

Maximum I read regarding the Phantom was a guy in Vietnam pulling 14 G to
get an ass-SAM divergence. The bird held and landed. An Argentinian 707
shadowing the British fleet pulled 7 G to avoid a couple of Sea Dart
missiles. She too landed.

The second claim is incorrect. No Sea Dart missiles were ever launched
at the shadowing aircraft. by a British vessel, although at one point
they nearly did, before identifying the aircraft as (IIRC) a Brazilian
charter flight.

Peter Kemp