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Evandenberg (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The pitot system measures impact pressure and is basically a tube pointing forward. Small aircraft have one, small IFR aircraft have one or two (of which at least one is heate...") |
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The following "measurement failures" are currently applied: | The following "measurement failures" are currently applied: | ||
1) decrease of total and measured pressure due to side-slip and angle of attack | 1) decrease of total and measured pressure due to side-slip and angle of attack | ||
2) at 60 deg the pitot tube will stall and the value will fall back to static pressure | 2) at 60 deg the pitot tube will stall and the value will fall back to static pressure | ||
3) for the "measured" property only: at Mach>1, a shock wave is assumed in front of the pitot tube, decreasing the total pressure. | 3) for the "measured" property only: at Mach>1, a shock wave is assumed in front of the pitot tube, decreasing the total pressure. | ||
The stall angle may be (optionally) set to any angle between 0 and 90 deg | The stall angle may be (optionally) set to any angle between 0 and 90 deg | ||