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One of the Bearcat's most unusual weight-saving measures was its "Safety Wing
Tips," which was the positive-spin wording that Grumman put on this strange
feature. Grumman engineers figured that if the airplane's wingtips could be
designed to torque off if nine Gs was exceeded in a combat pullout, the wing
inboard of that juncture could be built more lightly yet would still support a
13G ultimate load, since the full wing would not be required to carry that load.
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Tips," which was the positive-spin wording that Grumman put on this strange
feature. Grumman engineers figured that if the airplane's wingtips could be
designed to torque off if nine Gs was exceeded in a combat pullout, the wing
inboard of that juncture could be built more lightly yet would still support a
13G ultimate load, since the full wing would not be required to carry that load.
Sounded like a good i
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