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In the real world ability to pull more G's is of limited value. It mostly only matters when defending against a missile after all else has failed. Building an airframe strong enough to handle that load incurs a huge weight penalty.

The UCAVs built so far are actually stressed to lower G loads than manned tactical aircraft.



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