: the force of gravity or acceleration on a body
pilots experiencing strong g-forces during takeoff
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Formula 1 drivers are considered some of the world's best athletes due to the extreme physical exertion and immense strength required to withstand the high g-forces experienced in their single-seater cars that can reach over 230 mph on the track.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The spacecraft can reach speeds above Mach 20, maintain extreme conditions for longer durations, and sustain heavy g-forces.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2025
In the showroom, Luckey stopped before the Fury, a pilotless jet designed to operate at g-forces that could flatten a human pilot against her seat.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
This is mostly due to the extreme g-forces generated by driving at such high speeds (up to 6.5gs) and the heat generated from the engine, which can make the cockpit as hot as 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
In the 75 years of Formula One’s history, only five women have ever had the opportunity to drive 200 mph while battling two times the g-force astronauts experience during takeoff.
—Brooke Holder, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025
For Top Gun: Maverick, the movie star faced fighter jet g-forces, and for several Mission: Impossible installments, Cruise has conducted hundreds of skydives.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
Traveling to space — with its jarring g-forces and disorienting weightlessness — can have a variety of effects on the human body, ranging from the uncomfortable to the downright dangerous.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Typically, concussions occur with strikes of 90 to 100 g-force.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2024
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The spacecraft can reach speeds above Mach 20, maintain extreme conditions for longer durations, and sustain heavy g-forces.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2025
In the showroom, Luckey stopped before the Fury, a pilotless jet designed to operate at g-forces that could flatten a human pilot against her seat.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
This is mostly due to the extreme g-forces generated by driving at such high speeds (up to 6.5gs) and the heat generated from the engine, which can make the cockpit as hot as 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
In the 75 years of Formula One’s history, only five women have ever had the opportunity to drive 200 mph while battling two times the g-force astronauts experience during takeoff.
—Brooke Holder, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025
For Top Gun: Maverick, the movie star faced fighter jet g-forces, and for several Mission: Impossible installments, Cruise has conducted hundreds of skydives.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
Traveling to space — with its jarring g-forces and disorienting weightlessness — can have a variety of effects on the human body, ranging from the uncomfortable to the downright dangerous.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Typically, concussions occur with strikes of 90 to 100 g-force.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2024
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“G-force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/g-force. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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