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Old 26th Feb 2009, 12:37
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DaveReidUK
 
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MahatmaKote is almost right with his analysis, apart from a centre-of-gravity matter. If the CoG is closer to the tail than nose, the acceleration of the nose after initial impact will be greater than 2*g.
Which of course is not to say that the impact force at the nose, as it hit the ground, was in the region of 2g.
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