This page lists examples of the acceleration occurring in various situations. They are grouped by orders of magnitude.

Factor[m/s2] Multiple Reference frame Value [g] Item inertial 0 m/s2 0 g The gyro rotors in Gravity Probe B and the free-floating proof masses in the TRIAD I navigation satelliteStanford University: Gravity Probe B, Payload & Spacecraft, and NASA: Investigation of Drag-Free Control Technology for Earth Science Constellation Missions. The TRIAD 1 satellite was a later, more advanced navigation satellite that was part of the U.S. Navy's Transit, or NAVSAT system.inertial ≈ 0 m/s2 ≈ 0 g Weightless parabola in a reduced-gravity aircraft lab Smallest acceleration in a scientific experimentinertialTypical gravitational acceleration of stars in the Milky WayinertialConstant in Modified Newtonian dynamics theory, which states that objects with gravitational acceleration lower than don't follow Newton's law of gravity Solar system Acceleration of Earth toward the sun due to sun's gravitational attraction lab 0.25 m/s2 0.026 g Train acceleration for SJ X2 inertial 1.62 m/s2 0.1654 g Standing on the Moon at its equatorlab 4.3 m/s2 0.44 g Car acceleration 0–100 km/h in 6.4 s with a Saab 9-5 Hirschinertial 1 g Standard gravity, the gravity acceleration on Earth at sea level standard 101 1 dam/s2inertial 11.2 m/s2 1.14 g Saturn V Moon rocket just after launchinertial 15.2 m/s2 1.55 g Bugatti Veyron from 0 to in (the net acceleration vector including gravitational acceleration is directed 40 degrees from horizontal)inertial 29 m/s2 3 g Space Shuttle, maximum during launch and reentryinertial 3 g Sustainable for > 25 seconds, for a humaninertial g High-G roller coastersGeorge Bibel. Beyond the Black Box: the Forensics of Airplane Crashes. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. .lab? 41 m/s2 4.2 g Top Fuel drag racing world record of 4.4 s over 1/4 mileinertial 5 g Causes disorientation, dizziness and fainting in humanscsel.eng.ohio-state.edu - High Acceleration and the Human Body, Martin Voshell, November 28, 2004 lab? 49+ m/s2 5+ g Formula One car, maximum under heavy brakinginertial? 51 m/s2 5.2 g Luge, maximum expected at the Whistler Sliding Centrelab Formula One car, peak lateral in turns6 g has been recorded in the 130R turn at Suzuka circuit, Japan. Many turns have 5 g peak values, like turn 8 at Istanbul or Eau Rouge at Spainertial 59 m/s2 6 g Parachutist peak during normal opening of parachuteinertial m/s2 Standard, full aerobatics certified gliderinertial 70.6 m/s2 7.19 g Apollo 16 on reentryNASA: SP-368 Biomedical Results of Apollo, Chapter 5: Environmental Factors, Table 2: Apollo Manned Space Flight Reentry G Levelsinertial 79 m/s2 8 g F-16 aircraft pulling out of diveinertial 9 g Maximum for a fit, trained person with G-suit to keep consciousness, avoiding G-LOCinertial Typical maximum turn acceleration in an aerobatic plane or fighter jet 1 hm/s2 inertial 147 m/s2 15 g Explosive seat ejection from aircraft 18 g Physical damage in humans, such as broken capillaries 21.3 g Peak acceleration experienced by cosmonauts during the Soyuz 18a abort 34 g Peak deceleration of the Stardust Sample Return Capsule on reentry to Earth 46.2 g Maximum acceleration a human has survived on a rocket sled > 50 g Death or serious injury likely 982 m/s2 100 g Sprint missileSprint 982 m/s2 100 g Automobile crash (100 km/h into wall)tomshardware.co.uk - Hard Drive Shock Tolerance - Hard-Disks - Storage , Physics, by O'hanian, 1989, 2007-01-03 Brief human exposure survived in crash"Several Indy car drivers have withstood impacts in excess of 100 G without serious injuries." Dennis F. Shanahan, M.D., M.P.H.: "Human Tolerance and Crash Survivability, citing Society of Automotive Engineers. Indy racecar crash analysis. Automotive Engineering International, June 1999, 87–90. And National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Recording Automotive Crash Event Data 100 g Deadly limit for most humans 1 km/s2 inertial≈ lab 157 g Peak acceleration of fastest rocket sled run 1964 m/s2 200 g 3.5-inch hard disc non-operating shock tolerance for 2 ms, weight 0.6 kgwdc.com - Legacy Product Specifications : WD600BB , read 2012-01-11 2098 m/s2 214 g Highest recorded amount of g-force exposed and survived by a human (Peak deceleration experienced by Kenny Bräck in a crash at the 2003 Chevy 500)Feel the G's: The Science of Gravity and G-Forces - by Suzanne Slade (page 37) 2256 m/s2 230 g Peak acceleration experience by the Galileo probe during descent into Jupiter's atmosphere 2490 m/s2 254 g Peak deceleration experienced by Jules Bianchi's head in crash of Marussia MR03, 2014 Japanese Grand Prix 2946 m/s2 300 g Soccer ball struck by foot 3200 m/s2 320 g A jumping human flea 3800 m/s2 380 g A jumping click beetle 4944 m/s2 504 g Clothes on washing machine, during dry spinning (46 cm drum at 1400 rpm) 10 km/s2 Deceleration of the head of a woodpecker Space gun with a barrel length of and a muzzle velocity of , as proposed by Quicklaunch (assuming constant acceleration) 29460 m/s2 3000 g Baseball struck by bat Standard requirement for decelerative crashworthiness in certified flight recorders (black box) Shock capability of mechanical wrist watchesOmega , Ball Watch Technology Current Formula One engines, maximum piston acceleration (up to 10,000 g before rev limits)Cosworth V8 engine 100 km/s2 A mantis shrimp punch Rating of electronics built into military artillery shells Spore acceleration of the Pilobolus fungibu.edu - Rockets in Horse Poop , 2010-12-10 9×19 mm Parabellum handgun bullet (average along the length of the barrel)Assuming an 8.04 gram bullet, a muzzle velocity of , and a 102 mm barrel. 1,000 km/s2 Closing jaws of a trap-jaw ant 9×19 mm Parabellum handgun bullet, peakAssuming an 8.04 gram bullet, a peak pressure of and 440 N of friction. Surface gravity of white dwarf Sirius B UltracentrifugeBerkeley Physics Course, vol. 1, Mechanics, fig. 4.1 (authors Kittel-Knight-Ruderman, 1973 edition) 1 million km/s2 1 m/s2 The record peak acceleration of a projectile in a coilgun, a 2-gram projectile accelerated in 1 cm from rest to 5 km/sec.K. McKinney and P. Mongeau, "Multiple stage pulsed induction acceleration," in IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 239-242, March 1984, doi: 10.1109/TMAG.1984.1063089. 1 billion km/s2 1 to 1 m/s2 1 to 1 g Surface gravity of a neutron star 2.1 m/s2 2.1 g Protons in the Large Hadron ColliderCalculated from their speed and radius, approximating the LHC as a circle. 1 quintillion km/s29.149 m/s2 gClassical (Bohr model) acceleration of an electron around a 1H nucleus. 1.76 m/s2 1.79 g Electrons in a 1 TV/m wakefield accelerator 1 quindecillion km/s2 Coherent Planck unit of acceleration

See also G-force Gravitational acceleration Mechanical shock Standard gravity International System of Units (SI) SI prefix

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