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To: TSgt
B-2’s have “facilities” on them. Imagine the poor guy that has to ferry Warthogs to Iraq from Idaho.
15 posted on 03/21/2011 12:30:23 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: mad_as_he$$

Not sure about the “facilities” on them..During the the Iraq war the crews had to buy folding aluminum chase lounges from Walmart. They would take turns “streaching out behind the flight crew stations. They’d fold ‘em up and bungee cord them to the bulkhead during the attack phase of the mission . The missions were 44+ hours if i recall


34 posted on 03/21/2011 12:41:19 PM PDT by Robe (Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
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To: mad_as_he$$

That’s why they have pee-tubes and collection bags.

I once briefed some Marine F-18 pilots (10 or 12 of them) who were flying non-stop From Lajes Field, Azores to Southern California. They briefed the times they were to take their pep pills... I forget how long the flight was but you couldn’t pay me enough...zzzzzzz. (They all made it safely, BTW)


79 posted on 03/21/2011 1:36:35 PM PDT by hattend (Obama got his 3am call about Egypt. The call went right to the answering machine.- Sarah Palin)
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To: mad_as_he$$
Back when I was an A-10 Crew Chief, I saw what they used for facilities when on long flights. Plastic bags with a square of diaper type absorbent material.

Once a squadron came over from Louisiana all the way to RAF Bentwaters, England in a non stop flight. They each had two 600 gallon wing tanks and I believe they had to refuel at least once.

And, remember that the A-10 had no auto pilot back then so it was hands on stick the entire way. Those pilots could not wait to get out of those planes.

121 posted on 03/21/2011 6:53:41 PM PDT by Jotmo (Has 0bama fixed my soul yet?)
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