Every part of a fighter jet has a job to do. Even the tiny things that don't seem important at first, like that thin metal rod sticking out from the nose in jets like F-16, actually serve a purpose.

Precision and dependability define modern aviation, with accurate instrumentation ensuring safe and efficient flights. Sophisticated testing tools are used by maintenance staff and pilots to verify ...

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Folder used for arduino programs that get uploaded to the pitot probe. PitotTube_ADC calculates velocity from pressure transducer voltage readings, and outputs it to the serial monitor. The ...

Abstract: This paper is focusing on designing of a pitot-static instruments test system for aircraft using a personal computer. Pitot-static pressure was acquired using data acquisition system then ...

Investigators have determined that a Transavia Boeing 737-700 brought out of storage during the pandemic departed Rotterdam without its pitot-static pressure lines being connected to their air-data ...

A malfunction in the pitot-static system of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 is likely to have led to a “technical issue” which saw the aircraft pitch up and subsequently lose altitude. In a ...

A malfunctioning pitot-static system caused a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft to rapidly descend while it performed a domestic flight between Kuala Lumpur and Tawau, says the Civil Aviation ...

Abstract: An optical fiber anemometer based on the Pitot-static tube is reported. The device was fabricated in a 3-D printer, and the pressure difference was assessed by means of a latex rubber ...

Wasps and bees nesting in the pitot tubes of aircraft led to a spate of incidents involving eight aircraft at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) in June and July 2021. Insects nesting in aircraft pitot ...