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​​How do Fighter Pilots use Washroom while flying?

As a fighter pilot, one of the most common questions they get is: How do you go to the bathroom in an F-16 or F-35? Let me start off by describing the cockpit.

Now, typically in training, flights are less than an hour and a half. As long as you don’t drink too much coffee before a flight, it’s generally not a problem. However, in combat, flown missions as long as 8 hours; crossing the Atlantic, for over 10 hours. For these missions, They use what affectionately call, piddle-packs.
Piddle-packs are the ultimate long road trip solution. They are specially shaped bags with absorbent beads in them. If they have to relieve themselves, they’ll unzip the flight suit which is designed to unzip from the top as well as the bottom unroll the piddle pack, and then pee into it. Once done, they’ll seal the top, while the absorbent beads turn it into a gel that won’t leak during hard maneuvering.
While the concept is simple, it takes time to become proficient at it. In the Air Force, a number of devices have been developed to make the process easier particularly for women.

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