Would a pilot feel less G's if the cockpit were in the center of the ship?

Subject: Would a pilot feel less G's if the cockpit were in the center of the ship?

Date: Thu Mar 15 08:51:10 2001
Posted by Lynton
Grade level: nonaligned School: Nil
City: Adelaide State/Province: No state entered. Country: Australia
Area of science: Physics
ID: 984664270.Ph

Message:


Howdy. Just wondering if a pilot in a fast fighter plane would experience less 
G force if the cockpit of the jet was mounted in the middle of the plane 
instead of at the front? What if the cockpit was inside the plane, and the 
pilot were at the exact center off the flying mass; would G forces be 
substantially reduced?
Thanks.

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