Silkworm

Dude, the G loading a fighter pilot subjects themselves to is what, short bursts in a 20-30 minute time span?

We're talking about semiconstant G loading for up to 3 hours.

I'ts not the same thing.

PaulC

locketine

uh the indian dude reinvented the hemi? which has hemispherical cylinder heads chamber side to make use of the great work physcists have done with rocket engine design.

Popsci is a gossip magazine, they don't research their articles, or haven't in a long time.

WorldPax

G's are G's man. A G-suit is just as effective with sustained G's as it is with peak, Probably more effective with the sustained. Either way, you're trying to keep the blood in the brain and that's what the suit does. The theory is valid, the application might need a bit of tweaking for auto racing, but no reason why it wouldn't work.