The Human Crash Test Dummy The man who set the G-force tolerance record Tony Reichhardt December 10, 2010 Get our newsletter! Get our newsletter! 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 The Dream is Aloft December 16, 2009 Asteroid Insurance January 28, 2010 Backgrounder: State of the Station November 1, 2003 Laika’s Tale November 1, 2007 Richard Whitcomb (1921-2009) October 14, 2009 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)
