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- Definição1
- An open-end tube that points directly into the air flowing over an aircraft structure. The pitot tube samples the pressure of the ram air. This pressure is taken into the airspeed indicator where it is compared with static air pressure to produce the airspeed indication.
- Fonte1
- CRANE, Dale (ed.). Dictionary of aeronautical terms. 2nd ed. Renton: ASA, 1991.
- Spanish
- tubo de pitot
- Imagem
Aircraft use pitot tubes to measure airspeed. The example in this photo combines a pitot tube with a static port and an angle-of-attack vane.
Fonte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Airspeed_p1230157.jpg
