Air data probe with improved performance at angle of attack operation
US10281303B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P5/165
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An air data probe has a pitot tube with a tap at a forward end that defines an inner flow path. The inner flow path decreases in the cross-sectional area until reaching a throat. The inner flow path has cross-sections that are generally cylindrical and also has sections of removed material.
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