Moonwalker
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BTW, 2.5 G sounds awful low for a structural limit on an airplane, especially one has to carry passengers. Turbulence alone can exceed that for brief periods, and a Cessna 150 can take up to 6.6 G, although the operator's manual says the pilot should never exceed 4.4. While a jetliner should theoretically never need to be bent so hard, it's not difficult to imagine a few dozen situations in which it has to be able to handle it.
I don't think 2.5 g sounds aweful. Passenger comfort and safety is what you're basically looking for on those airplanes, while flying fast. They're not made to be acrobatic machines. But also take a look at the Shuttle, which, as far as I know, does never take more than +-2,5g's.