Brings to mind the obvious bathroom question.....

[ogopogo]

http://theaviationist.com/2016/02/08/co ... satlantic/

Any Air Force guys out there with an answer?

[Rockie]

It depends.

[co-joe]

It depends.

I see what you did there.

[mmm..bacon]

It depends.

Join the airforce - money, glory, the world is your oyster!

[iflyforpie]

11.5 hours with one stop? Challenge accepted. I regularly hold it over 6 hours non-stop.

[GyvAir]

In the last photo in the article, they point out the squadron logo applied to the side of the aircraft. Rather interesting design. Anyone know the history behind it?

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[ahramin]

Looks like Don Quixote to me.

[Panama Jack]

I am not an Air Force guy so I can't comment on what they do in a fighter jet, but. . .

Many smaller aircraft without toilets but big fuel tanks have relief tubes.
Gliders, which often do fly for extended periods of time (my personal record was 7 hours, 5 minutes aloft) don't have relief tubes, so (male) pilots often put on something that is like a modified condom with a tube leading into a bag. Gives a preview of what to look forward to in retirement home.

As for the bigger business, I don't really know. 'Depends' and a trip to the laundromat after landing is what I imagine is the only realistic option. Staying away from the greasy-spoon diner, Thai food, or prunes before flight, or taking some Immodiums before flight would also be helpful, I imagine.

[photofly]

U2 pilots wear diapers.

[oldtimer]

Lots of airplanes had "pilot relief" tubes under the cockpit seats. Beech 100,200, Pa31T. Also, many aviation supply stores sold "range extenders" which was a 1 liter plastic bottle with a tube or Jill cup and a spill proof lid.
I once had an inquisitive pilot ask me what it was and I told him it was a salty microphone. Talk into it. He tried.

[Nark]

My bird has at best 2:30 hours of fuel, maybe 4 if we install extended range tanks. Plus we can't to aerial refueling.

If you've never taken a piss under the rotor wash of a large helicopter at 100% rotor, consider yourself lucky.

[pelmet]

I once had an inquisitive pilot ask me what it was and I told him it was a salty microphone. Talk into it. He tried.

We called it the Polish microphone on the of the gliders I used to tow that was built in that country. But, it was a surprisingly large item. Perhaps designed for the export market.

[bring me the horizon]

It's a little easier when flying floats. Just try not to land on a lake that has an active camp but hey, when you gotta go you gotta go.

[NAT2]

11.5 hours with one stop? Challenge accepted. I regularly hold it over 6 hours non-stop.

Yea, that's going to catch up with you. I used to be the same, have fun with that.

[Schooner69A]

You pee down your leg...

[AuxBatOn]

My longest mission is 10.1 in a Hornet. I did not have to go (I just forget about eating, drinking or pissing when I am focused).

But, if we have to go, we have piddle packs. Essentially a small plastic bag with a dry sponse at the bottom. You piss through a neck opening. That's the short version.

Long version, you safe your ejection seat, unstrap part of your harness and loosen up your G-Suit, unzip the bottom of your flight suit, try to get the gopher to show its head, grab it by the neck and do your best to aim (not an easy feat with a life preserver, helmet and mask). Reverse everything to come back to the original state.

Now, put an immersion suit on top if it all... Life has better been good with you in term of size... Not to mention you have a set of zipper feelin like shark teeth you need to put your tool through...

[DSoup]

^ Have heard stories of that bag leaking and someone finding out during maneuvering...

Also of a certain pilot being made to wear diapers because they Covered (themselves) In Piss.

Edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwCAiF61lM0

Edit 2: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/16/airfor ... =hpmostpop

[North Shore]

My longest mission is 10.1 in a Hornet. I did not have to go (I just forget about eating, drinking or pissing when I am focused).

But, if we have to go, we have piddle packs. Essentially a small plastic bag with a dry sponse at the bottom. You piss through a neck opening. That's the short version.

Long version, you safe your ejection seat, unstrap part of your harness and loosen up your G-Suit, unzip the bottom of your flight suit, try to get the gopher to show its head, grab it by the neck and do your best to aim (not an easy feat with a life preserver, helmet and mask). Reverse everything to come back to the original state.

Now, put an immersion suit on top if it all... Life has better been good with you in term of size... Not to mention you have a set of zipper feelin like shark teeth you need to put your tool through...

AuxBat, why not just use the condom-and-tube arrangement that was mentioned earlier? NASA used them on the Shuttles...

[AuxBatOn]

They are not available to us right now and it hasn't been tested in our airplanes. It is not trivial in an ejection seat aircraft (interference during an ejection comes to mind).

[North Shore]

(interference during an ejection comes to mind).

Q: How to make short and fat into long and thin?
A: Pull the handles!

[pelmet]

Long version, you safe your ejection seat, unstrap part of your harness and loosen up your G-Suit, unzip the bottom of your flight suit, try to get the gopher to show its head, grab it by the neck and do your best to aim (not an easy feat with a life preserver, helmet and mask). Reverse everything to come back to the original state.

Thanks for the helpful advice. I was blessed with a long version as well. Perhaps Rockie can tell what was the procedure for the short version.

By the way, how many g's or what maneuvers can you pull while doing this. After all, Bob Hoover poured coffee into a cup while doing a roll.

[AuxBatOn]

A song about this:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RNdR53fyLck

[Meatservo]

Someone once asked me what I considered the essential skill required to be a "bush" pilot in Canada. I told him "being able to fish two inches of pecker out from under four inches of clothing and take a piss without getting anything wet". Unfortunately it was during a CBC interview.

[Rockie]

I was blessed with a long version as well.

"Measuring dicks" on the internet is just a figure of speech Pelmet, you're beginning to creep me out....

[photofly]

This song and the simple message it contains has always been a great comfort to me.
http://youtu.be/HpY3ggKAPIE