A pitot tube (/ˈpiːtoʊ/ PEE-toh; also pitot probe) measures fluid flow velocity. It was invented by French engineer Henri Pitot in the early 18th century...

Henri Pitot (French: [ɑ̃ʁi pito]; May 3, 1695 – December 27, 1771) was a French hydraulic engineer and the inventor of the pitot tube. In a pitot tube, the...

inside it. The aircraft had been sitting unused for 20 days, and without pitot tube covers in place for the preceding two days before the crash. It is also...

(parked or taxiing). On small general aviation aircraft, this may include a pitot tube cover or a control lock. The warning appears in English only. Other ribbons...

Roberval Balance by Gilles de Roberval in 1669. Réaumur scale by René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur in 1730. Pitot tube by Henri Pitot in 1732 and modified to...

measurements—likely resulting from ice crystals obstructing the aircraft's pitot tubes—which caused the autopilot to disconnect. The crew reacted incorrectly...

through a tube connected to a system consisting of a Venturi to increase the liquid speed (the diameter decreases), a short piece of tube with a small...

system (EFIS) can display Mach number derived from stagnation pressure (pitot tube) and static pressure. When the speed of sound is known, the Mach number...

to a pitot-static system. The pitot-static system comprises one or more pitot probes (or tubes) facing the on-coming air flow to measure pitot pressure...

inside the pitot tube, which reads the airspeed for the indicator by measuring the pressure of inflow air. The ice obstructing the pitot tube reduced the...

friction losses in pipes. During this period he improved the design of the Pitot tube, into essentially the form used today. He resigned from his post in 1855...

crew's inappropriate response to inaccurate airspeed readings due to the pitot tubes being blocked, with the first officer (who was the pilot flying) pulling...

Fernando de Noronha while en route from en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris with 228 people on board with no survivors. Malfunctioning pitot tubes provided...

had not been flown for about five weeks prior to the accident, and the pitot tubes were left uncovered during that period.: 6  The flight was operated by...

not working properly due to a mud dauber wasp having made a nest in a pitot tube, confusing the pilots about whether the plane's speed was too fast or...

Avignon. Aramon was the birthplace of Henri Pitot (1695–1771), hydraulic engineer and inventor of the Pitot tube, and Shirine Boukli (b. 1999), Olympic judoka...

400–500 mi) northeast of the islands of Fernando de Noronha, with no survivors. Malfunctioning pitot tubes provided an early focus for the investigation...

chronobiologist (born 1678) 27 December – Henri Pitot, hydraulic engineer, inventor of the pitot tube (born 1695) Portals: France History Lists "BBC -...

Pinchbeck Pintsch gas – Julius Pintsch Pitman shorthand – Isaac Pitman Pitot tube – Henri Pitot Plimsoll line – Samuel Plimsoll Prince Rupert's Drop – Prince Rupert...

R, Sargent D, Morton R, Fuchs C, Ramanathan R, Williamson S, Findlay B, Pitot H, Alberts S (2004). "A randomized controlled trial of fluorouracil plus...

from General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 14.5 m (47 ft 6.86 in) (with pitot) Wingspan: 7.154 m (23 ft 5.66 in) Height: 4.125 m (13 ft 6.41 in) Wing...

inefficiency, component failure; Venturi tubes, orifice plates – inaccurate or incorrect measurement of flow rate; Pitot tubes in airplanes – inaccurate or incorrect...

were incorrect airspeed readings due to ice blocking the aircraft's pitot tubes and inappropriate control inputs by the crew. Type of aircraft: Airbus...

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slender nose that extended the aircraft's length by about half a metre. A pitot tube was distinctively moved from the tip of the nose to below the nose in...

displays because a maintenance worker had failed to remove tape covering the pitot-static system ports on the aircraft exterior. The aircraft, a Boeing 757-23A...

Pharmacol. 46 (2): 279–303. doi:10.1016/0041-008X(78)90075-3. PMID 734660. Pitot III, H. C.; Dragan, Y. P. (2001). "Chemical carcinogenesis". In Klaassen...

measurement tool was an alcohol-filled micro-manometer connected to a Pitot tube placed at a 90–degree angle to the airflow in the tunnel. It is unknown[citation...

Bombardier CRJ) or wing (Boeing 737). Pitot inlets are used for subsonic aircraft. A pitot inlet is little more than a tube with an aerodynamic fairing around...

was pointed out by a report describing the effect of ice crystals on pitot-tube airspeed indications at high altitude: " . . the [angle of attack] AOA...