Investigators have determined that an Antonov An-124 aborted its take-off run from Leipzig, after protective covers were inadvertently left on the pitot-static tubes. The Antonov Airlines aircraft was ...

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One can notice a thin metre-long tube protruding from the nose of every aircraft, which is an air pressure measurement device and an essential component in the flight system. Efforts are on to develop ...

C&L Aerospace, a division of C&L Aviation Group, has signed an agreement with CSI to serve as a distributor for Saab 340 Pitot Static Tubes that have been overhauled to like-new-factory specs.

Ohio-based Aero-Instruments has received US FAA parts manufacturer approval (PMA) to market retrofit pitot probes for a large variety of Airbus aircraft, giving operators another provider to choose ...

Poor visibility, an incorrect assumption, and non-specific operator procedures contributed to a Metroliner freight aircraft ...

When we hear the words “pitot tube,” we tend to think more of airplanes than of air ducts, but [Franci Kopač]’s guide to pitot tubes for makers shows that they can be a remarkably versatile tool for ...

It's frightening if not ironic to think an invention from the early 1700s could have triggered a chain of events that brought down Air France Flight 447. Pitot tubes that today measure airspeed were ...

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The thin metre-long tube protruding from the nose of every aircraft would be a thing of the past once the Photonic-based system is commercialised. The air pressure measurement device – Pitot-static ...