G-forces? Supersonic speeds?
Are they expected to eat lunch while engaged in combat?
>>> Are they expected to eat lunch while engaged in combat?
That’s not too great a challenge for trained pilots, but with Immelmann turns you do run the risk of spilling the wineglass.
“Are they expected to eat lunch while engaged in combat?”
You’re being sarcastic, correct? Personally, I would not eat anything while I was engaged in combat. Remember, an encounter only lasts a few minutes at the most. Whether you have “normal” food, or food in a tube, it makes no difference. You do not mix one with the other.
The vast majority of the time you spend in the cockpit is blindingly boring. Plenty of time to “chow down” at that time, rather when there’s shootin’ goin’ on.
I would imagine they would be at supersonic speed, when they are heading towards the Chinese border, from the bases far off.