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Old 11th February 2010 | 01:30
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Stress on "one" control--rolling G's, as in a rolling upset recovery can be VERY hard on the airframe. Some fighters are quite restrictive on rolling G's, esp. with external stores. Transport category aircraft, while the limits are not published in the AFM, can experience all sorts of damage under multiple axis loads. Think APU mounts breaking, underslung engines slung, gear uplocks broken. All have happened.

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