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April 20, 2019

Airborne 04.19.19: Spin Record Attempt, Falcon Heavy, BendixKing

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Aerobatic pilot Spencer Suderman is gearing up to attempt a new world record for the most inverted flat spins in an aircraft. This will be Suderman’s second shot at the record after he aborted an attempt in February. “I entered the spin and the plane went around faster than expected at altitude, so fast that the transverse G-loads were far greater than I was prepared for, which made it hard to breath. That coupled with the negative G-loads from being inverted made the situation intolerable.&rdqu

“I would like to thank everyone who took part for making this such a fascinating event.” Source: Amateur-built and FAI Experimental Aircraft Commission President Alfons Hubmann.

Amount of stress, or load factor, that an aircraft can withstand before structural damage or failure occurs.

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