This is very humbeling to say the least...

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Originally Posted by AL427SBF

Are there any manned rockets that are faster like some have suggested?
Not suggested but fact, John Stapp's 1954 rocket sled run is proof of that, this is not a doctored vid ... MANNED ROCKET SLED RUN - YouTube
In doing it he underwent 40g's momentarily, had the duration been any longer he would have died.

Fighter aircraft can sustain 9g's structurally with no problem, but the pilot can't - the limiting factor is always what a human can withstand. The best pilots in the world can withstand 9g's for short periods of time before blacking out. The original assertion that top fuel dragsters are the fastest at propelling a man forward is nonsense. Driver's running top fuel down the strip experience about 4g's. A pilot in a fully loaded fighter with weaps and fuel experiences about 4g's on a carrier catapult launch. Sure, the power that a top fuel V8 can generate is impressive, but that's the bottom end of what a rocket motor can produce. If NASCAR approved rocket motors for the drags, then you would be seeing sub 3 second ET's & trap speeds of 500 mph.
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Your right no doubt,personally would much rather see a top fueler go.We all know you will never see a rocket screaming down the 1/4 mile.Have heard that someone on this planet wants to take a jet powered car to 2000mph,not in a 1/4 mile obviously but on a salt bed,read this on V8 bike forum.