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  2. Pitot tube - Wikipedia

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    This example, from an Airbus A380, combines a pitot tube (right) with a static port and an angle-of-attack vane (left). Air-flow is right to left. Types of pitot tubes A pitot-static tube connected to a manometer Pitot tube on Kamov Ka-26 helicopter A Formula One car during testing with frames holding many pitot tubes Location of pitot tubes on ...

  3. Boeing 314 Clipper - Wikipedia

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    On the roof of the flight deck were two pitot tubes and a retractable spotlight. The large flight deck was 21 feet 4 inches (6.50 m) long and 9 feet 6 inches (2.90 m) wide with full headroom throughout.

  4. Pitometer log - Wikipedia

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    The basic technology of the pitometer log is similar to that of the pitot tube on an aircraft. Typically, the pitometer has a long tube that penetrates the ship's hull near the keel. The part of the pitometer protruding from the ship is sometimes called a pit sword or rodmeter. This tube usually has two openings: one facing the direction of ...

  5. Venturi effect - Wikipedia

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    A flow of air through a pitot tube Venturi meter, showing the columns connected in a manometer and partially filled with water. The meter is "read" as a differential pressure head in cm or inches of water. Video of a Venturi meter used in a lab experiment Idealized flow in a Venturi tube

  6. Air France Flight 447 - Wikipedia

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    F-GZCP was scheduled to have its pitot tubes replaced as soon as it returned to Paris. [233] By 17 June 2009, Air France had replaced all pitot probes on its A330 type aircraft. [234] In July 2009, Airbus issued new advice to A330 and A340 operators to exchange Thales pitot tubes for tubes from Goodrich. [235] [236] [237]

  7. Pitot–static system - Wikipedia

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    Examples of pitot tube, static tube, and pitot–static tube Static ports fitted to an Airbus A330 passenger airliner. The pitot–static system of instruments uses the principle of air pressure gradient. It works by measuring pressures or pressure differences and using these values to assess the speed and altitude. [1]