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mixtec
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Thanks for your reply. Is there a formula for calculating this segment of the overall g-force? If one built the cockpit at the center of lift inside something like a gyro (that is, turns on the vertical axis would be minimal) would the G-forces be relatively reduced?

The forumlas that Newton wrote for the laws of gravity and momentum are what apply to calculating centrifical forces. You should talk to your physics teacher at whatever school or university you go to. You will find that calculating such formulas is a lot more simple and straightforward than you think.

And as I already said, the forces created by an aircraft rotating on its axis (which are so small as to be negligable) are not related to the centrifical forces of an aircraft pulling a tight turn.