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Dana

Joined: 13 Dec 2007
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Location: Connecticut, USA

Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 8:46 am Post subject: Bent pitot/static tubes loading onto trailer...

At 11:28 AM 11/10/2013, Arizona Flyer wrote:

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		  ...I reasoned that the pitot probably doesn't need 'full flow' to register proper airspeed because it's pressure more than flow. 	


 It's _only_ pressure; at a constant airspeed the flow through the pitot tube is zero (unless you have a leak).



 As you increase or decrease airspeed, there is a very small flow in or out until the pressure again stabilizes.



 Dana

 

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