altitude, and altitude trend. A pitot–static system generally consists of a pitot tube, a static port, and the pitot–static instruments. Other instruments...
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trend. A pitot-static system generally consists of a pitot tube, a static port, and the pitot-static instruments. Errors in pitot-static system readings...
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Position error (section Pitot system)
the tower trailing bob with both Pitot and static sources Airspeed Altitude Global Positioning System Pitot-static system Reduced vertical separation minima...
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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...
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Mach number, altitude, and altitude trend data from an aircraft's pitot-static system. In some very high-speed aircraft such as the Space Shuttle, equivalent...
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Flight instruments (section Pitot-static systems)
grouped according to pitot-static system, compass systems, and gyroscopic instruments.: 3–1 Instruments which are pitot-static systems use air pressure differences...
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A Machmeter is an aircraft pitot-static system flight instrument that shows the ratio of the true airspeed to the speed of sound, a dimensionless quantity...
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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 was...
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thunderstorm, unreliable instruments due to discrepancies in the pitot-static system, and lack of proper operational oversight by airline management....
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airspeed (IAS) is the airspeed of an aircraft as measured by its pitot-static system and displayed by the airspeed indicator (ASI). This is the pilots'...
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of attack (AoA, alpha) angle of sideslip (AoS, beta) static pressure (Ps) total pressure (Pt, pitot pressure) outside air temperature (OAT) total air temperature...
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difference between total pressure (also known as pitot pressure or stagnation pressure) and static pressure. In aerodynamics notation, this quantity...
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error of an aircraft's pitot-static system. It does this by giving an accurate measurement of the ambient atmospheric pressure (static pressure) well clear...
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Autopilot (redirect from Auto pilot system)
An autopilot is a system used to control the path of an aircraft, marine craft or spacecraft without requiring constant manual control by a human operator...
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A conventional fixed-wing aircraft flight control system (AFCS) consists of flight control surfaces, the respective cockpit controls, connecting linkages...
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management system Glass cockpit GPS Head-up display Heading indicator Horizontal situation indicator INS ISIS Multi-function display Pitot–static system Radar...
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Altimeter (section Global Positioning System)
Mars by means of a downward-facing Lidar altimeter. Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers can also determine altitude by trilateration with four or...
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its altimeter and, along with the pitot pressure system, also drives the airspeed indicator. The static pressure system is open to the aircraft's exterior...
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Avionics (section Aircraft flight-control system)
the electronic systems used on aircraft. Avionic systems include communications, navigation, the display and management of multiple systems, and the hundreds...
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A missile approach warning system (MAW) is part of the avionics package on some military aircraft. A sensor detects attacking missiles. Its automatic warning...
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Ejection seat (redirect from Canopy fracturing system)
In aircraft, an ejection seat or ejector seat is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew of an aircraft (usually military) in an emergency...
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flight management system (FMS) is a fundamental component of a modern airliner's avionics. An FMS is a specialized computer system that automates a wide...
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loss of both primary and auxiliary power sources the RAT will power vital systems (flight controls, linked hydraulics and also flight-critical instrumentation)...
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traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS, pronounced /tiːkæs/; TEE-kas), is an aircraft collision avoidance system designed to reduce the incidence...
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Attitude indicator (category Technology systems)
integrated with a Flight Director System (FDS). The ADI incorporates a computer that receives information from the navigation system, such as the AHRS, and processes...
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An inertial navigation system (INS; also inertial guidance system, inertial instrument) is a navigation device that uses motion sensors (accelerometers)...
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Fly-by-wire (redirect from Fly-by-wire control system)
input from multiple sensors simultaneously (such as the altimeters and the pitot tubes) and adjust the controls in real time. The computers sense position...
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be sent to a fly-by-wire system, which then sends a corresponding signal to actuators attached to the aileron booster systems and control surfaces. Yokes...
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states the following: [section 5 b] "...in today's air traffic control system, there is little need for precisely measured standard rate turns or timed...
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Thrust reversal (section Types of systems)
ISBN 978-3-540-73618-9. Scott C. Asbury; Jeffrey A. Yetter (2000). Static Performance of Six Innovative Thrust Reverser Concepts for Subsonic Transport...
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