Tarver Engineering
January 19th 04, 11:05 PM
"Gord Beaman" > wrote in message
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> "Tarver Engineering" > wrote:
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> >"Gord Beaman" > wrote in message
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> >> "Jim Knoyle" > wrote:
> >
> >> Hang on here a second now Jim, you still need two samples. As Dan
> >> says you need 'static pressure' to read the altitude from and you
> >> need 'pitot pressure' (ram air pressure) as well as the static
> >> pressure to derive the airspeed reading from. Sounds like you're
> >> saying that you can read 'both' from just the 'ram air pressure'
> >> alone. Or did I misunderstand you?
> >
> >Jim has finally figued out what a pitot tube is, but somehow he still
wants
> >to be correct in his archive troll. It is a great paradox.
> >
>
> I know...ain't life a bitch John :) :)
>
> --
>
> -Gord.
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> "Tarver Engineering" > wrote:
>
> >
> >"Gord Beaman" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> "Jim Knoyle" > wrote:
> >
> >> Hang on here a second now Jim, you still need two samples. As Dan
> >> says you need 'static pressure' to read the altitude from and you
> >> need 'pitot pressure' (ram air pressure) as well as the static
> >> pressure to derive the airspeed reading from. Sounds like you're
> >> saying that you can read 'both' from just the 'ram air pressure'
> >> alone. Or did I misunderstand you?
> >
> >Jim has finally figued out what a pitot tube is, but somehow he still
wants
> >to be correct in his archive troll. It is a great paradox.
> >
>
> I know...ain't life a bitch John :) :)
>
> --
>
> -Gord.