Air & Space Magazine The Human Crash Test Dummy The man who set the G-force tolerance record Tony Reichhardt December 10, 2010 ShareCopy linkEmailSMSFacebookXRedditLinkedInBlueskyPrintAdd as preferred source MANNED ROCKET SLED RUN Watch on You had to hand it to John Stapp. When it came to exploring the limits of human tolerance, he didn't ask test subjects to try anything he wasn't willing to do himself.On this day in 1954, Stapp set the record for G-force tolerance—a whopping 46.2 Gs. You Might Also Like Laika’s Tale November 1, 2007 The 50 Most Interesting Places on the Moon June 19, 2009 Reconstruction February 1, 2013 Who's depressed? Not military pilots August 27, 2009 A Galileo Gallery September 1, 2002 Tony Reichhardt | Read More Tony Reichhardt is a senior editor at Air & Space. Get the latest stories in your inbox every weekday. Email Powered by Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Privacy Notice / Terms & Conditions)
