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Pitot-Static Flight Instruments

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The pitot-static system is a combined system that utilizes the static air pressure, and the dynamic pressure due to the motion of the aircraft through the air. These combined pressures are utilized for the operation of the airspeed indicator (ASI), altimeter, and vertical speed indicator (VSI). [Figure 7-1]

Pitot-static system and instruments

Figure 7-1. Pitot-static system and instruments. Click to Enlarge


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Tagged as: airspeed indicator, pitot tube, static port, vertical speed indicator