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Old 6th Apr 2015, 19:05
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Zulu Alpha
 
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I have helped ship several aerobatic aircraft in containers including my own one. I have seen between 5 and 8G on the G meter when the containers were opened. I think others have seen more.

I would therefore think that this was a bit optimistic:

was rail could cause 4G forward/backward, and 1/2G sideways. Road could cause 1G forward/backward, and 1/2G sideways. And sea could cause a maximum of 0.8G in any direction.
I think the loading and unloading (dropping) probably give the highest load. We ship with the aircraft suspended from the wing mountings as most undercarriages aren't good for 6 G.
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