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AeroDork
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Aviation + Space history. Come for the gifs, stay for the threads.

Aug 26, 2019, 9 tweets

In 1946, NACA (NASA) wanted to see how much wind a human could tolerate. Specifically, they sought "to obtain direct evidence of the forces involved when the human head is suddenly thrust into a rapidly moving air stream."

This became important when ejection seats started to standardize. Blasting someone out of a canopy into the jet stream warranted a little looking into.

Speed: 100mph

Speed: 165mph

Speed: 226mph

Speed: 311mph

Speed: 380mph

Speed: 457mph

(FINAL)

Read the full report, here: digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/met…

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