pitot tube
/ˈpiːtəʊ
/(also pitot)
noun
1An open-ended right-angled tube pointing in opposition to the flow of a fluid and used to measure pressure.
1.1 (also pitot-static tube, pitot head) A device consisting of a pitot tube inside or adjacent to a parallel tube closed at the end but with holes along its length, the pressure difference between them being a measure of the relative velocity of the fluid, or the airspeed of an aircraft.The recovered wings all show twin pneumatic lines as well as electric lines for the heater element going out to the pitot tube....
- Ken, a former flight instructor in B - 24s, who had volunteered for combat duty, made doubly certain the pitot covers had been removed from the pitot heads.
- As he climbed back into his seat, the copilot's airspeed indicator began to rapidly decrease (its pitot tube had frozen).
Origin
Late 19th century: named after Henri Pitot (1695–1771), French physicist.
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