Air Force finally figures out how to pee in a jet...

[MasterBates]

I also want to know how this could happen.

 

[Brett327]

How the hell...? OK bear in mind that I know absolutely nothing about the prowler, but I don't get it.

Long story-short, piss tube got caught up in the canopy jettison mechanism.

Brett

 

[Flash]

Long story-short, piss tube got caught up in the canopy jettison mechanism.

Brett

......I believe it was the pilot who was trying try and use it, tugged on it and blew the rear canopy off. It is an actual Caution, I will try and see if I can scan it.

 

[nittany03]

......I believe it was the pilot who was trying try and use it, tugged on it and blew the rear canopy off. It is an actual Caution, I will try and see if I can scan it.

Hmm. Not showing up in my NATOPS pdf. Searched for "relief tube," no joy.

 

[Flash]

Hmm. Not showing up in my NATOPS pdf. Searched for "relief tube," no joy.

Sigh......I found it, but it does not directly address the relief tube setting it off. It is on I-2-92 of the Block 89A/89/82 April 2002 edition:

Caution:

Actuation of the auxillary canopy system release handle or movement of the auxillary canopy system cable behind the pilot's ejection seat may result in actuation and subsequent loss of canopy in flight.

 

[CommodoreMid]

Sigh......I found it, but it does not directly address the relief tube setting it off. It is on I-2-92 of the Block 89A/89/82 April 2002 edition:

Caution:

Actuation of the auxillary canopy system release handle or movement of the auxillary canopy system cable behind the pilot's ejection seat may result in actuation and subsequent loss of canopy in flight.

That kind of seems like a no brainer. I mean, is there something in NATOPS that warns, for example, that if you pull the ejection handle, you're going to eject?

 

[Flugelman]

That kind of seems like a no brainer. I mean, is there something in NATOPS that warns, for example, that if you pull the ejection handle, you're going to eject?

Caution:

Actuation of the auxillary canopy system release handle or movement of the auxillary canopy system cable behind the pilot's ejection seat may result in actuation and subsequent loss of canopy in flight.

I think that this is the meat of the warning. Don't mess with the CABLE!

 

[Raptor2216]

That kind of seems like a no brainer. I mean, is there something in NATOPS that warns, for example, that if you pull the ejection handle, you're going to eject?

You obviously have not read a NATOPS lately. There are plenty of "no-brainer" statements inside your average NATOPS.

 

[BACONATOR]

You obviously have not read a NATOPS lately. There are plenty of "no-brainer" statements inside your average NATOPS.

WARNING​

"If the aircraft is evacuated on the ground while wearing the parachute with the lanyard connected, the parachute will deploy, possibly inflating and dragging the pilot in windy conditions. Should a postcrash fire occur, this can be extremely hazardous because the pilot may be dragged into the FIREBALL."

That one took me a while to say without laughing.

 

[Pags]

And plenty of these "no-brainers" are included because someone else figured it out the hard way. In the case of the warnings, a couple of folks are probably dead because of a "no-brainer".

 

[Redux]

Prowler has a low-tech piss tube (small funnel w/ tube that vents outside) at each seat, which incidentally, doubles as a sound-powered phone for FNGs who get a litle too big for their britches.

Brett

Dumb question, are they getting away from venturi tubes because of corrosion or something?

 

[Brett327]

Dumb question, are they getting away from venturi tubes because of corrosion or something?

It's just how Grumman tackled the problem when they designed the jet. I don't know what the Tomcat has, but I would be surprised if it didn't have a similar gadget.

Brett

 

[Redux]

It's just how Grumman tackled the problem when they designed the jet. I don't know what the Tomcat has, but I would be surprised if it didn't have a similar gadget.

Brett

Hummeroids had them too, I assume they still do. Corrosion was an issue, I guess for the Wee Lil Lads.

 

[Tyler]

Stadium Buddy

Has the military ever used anything like this?

 

[Tyler]

Gah...that thing looks so gross after posting it.