 | A pitot tube (/ˈpiːtoʊ/ PEE-toh; also pitot probe) measures fluid flow velocity. It was invented by a French engineer, Henri Pitot, in the early 18th century... 11 KB (1,251 words) - 11:41, 19 March 2024 |
 | Air France Flight 447 (redirect from Juliana de Aquino) measurements—likely resulting from ice crystals obstructing the aircraft's pitot tubes—which caused the autopilot to disconnect. The crew reacted incorrectly... 217 KB (20,532 words) - 15:11, 12 May 2024 |
 | 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... 3 KB (242 words) - 06:03, 6 May 2024 |
 | Birgenair Flight 301 (category CS1 German-language sources (de)) 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. Flight 301... 25 KB (2,653 words) - 16:28, 10 May 2024 |
 | (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... 2 KB (245 words) - 12:02, 31 January 2024 |
List of French inventions and discoveries (category CS1 German-language sources (de)) 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... 109 KB (10,613 words) - 22:48, 10 May 2024 |
 | 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... 23 KB (2,749 words) - 20:46, 18 April 2024 |
 | 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... 14 KB (1,857 words) - 21:59, 8 February 2024 |
 | Venturi effect (redirect from Venturi tube) 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... 17 KB (2,477 words) - 01:17, 5 May 2024 |
 | 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... 12 KB (1,078 words) - 19:39, 10 May 2024 |