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Pitot tube pressure

Av8torTom

Av8torTom

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Does anyone have an idea of what pressures the pitot tube is seeing in your typical GA aircraft. Obviously it's a function of speed, but are we talking a couple PSI? fractions of a PSI?

Thanks,

T.
 
Av8torTom said:
Does anyone have an idea of what pressures the pitot tube is seeing in your typical GA aircraft. Obviously it's a function of speed, but are we talking a couple PSI? fractions of a PSI?

Thanks,

T.
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Somewhere around 1 psi at about 240 mph. It?s a square function, so it?s only 1/4 psi at 120.
 
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