US Army helicopter pilots test new in-flight ‘relief’ system

U.S. Army Helicopter pilots in the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade are evaluating a system designed to let them relieve themselves in flight. Soldiers will evaluate whether it can help address a problem pilots face during prolonged missions: limiting fluid intake to avoid restroom breaks. The brigade completed the Army’s first-ever helicopter test flights using the Advanced Inflight Relief Universal System , or AIRUS, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, from Oct. 5 to 7. The testing examined the system’s airworthiness for use on Army helicopters. Aircrews from 1-101 Attack Battalion “No Mercy,” 6-101…