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To keep pace with advancing aeronautical technologies, America needs the capability to dynamically simulate high agility flight on the ground. Ground simulation is a critical step in the process of air vehicle development. Superagile flight, fundamentally different from conventional high performance +Gz flying, will expose the pilot and vehicle subsystems to high rotation rates and high onset acceleration from any direction, i.e., rapidly changing +/-Gx,y,z. This environment will cause unusual physiological stress and potential orientation problems for the aircrew, as well as unique physical effects on mechanical and electronic equipment. Therefore, ground simulation is a particularly important capability for development of operational high agility air vehicles.