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Old 5th Jan 2017, 22:04
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Fonsini
 
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Bodily Functions on FJ Ferry Flights ?

So at the risk of revealing all kinds of "they had to put a new ejection seat in" type stories, how exactly do fighter/attack flight crews cope with the biological demands of long distance ferry flights in smaller aircraft - Ascension to MPA in a Typhoon for example.

I may as well throw in the one story I know of in that "vein". Australian AF Mirage IIIs on detachment to Kuala Somewhere and the guys went for a night out and ended up eating a decent sized portion of the local curry. The next day they were scheduled for 1-v-1 ACM and our man taxied out with some serious gurgles going on - at the merge he rolled 90 degrees and pulled hard, the g inflated his g suit belly bladder and the force of that turned him into a giant fecal matter water pistol, evidently it went everywhere and the call to 'knock it off' was instantaneous.

Feel free to educate me on both the mechanics of such things during longhaul flights, and any horror stories you may have.
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