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Someone told me the digital air-speed meter can be used in car by fan?
How to do it?
Anyone can tell me situation.
Thanks a lot.
Luo
spamno
May 29th 06, 05:47 AM
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> Someone told me the digital air-speed meter can be used in car by fan?
> How to do it?
Mount the pitot tube on the hood and put the pedal to the metal to get a
reading.
Thank you so much.
But digital meters just used DC.? Pitot tube is used mechanical meter.
spamno 写道:
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> > Someone told me the digital air-speed meter can be used in car by fan?
> > How to do it?
>
> Mount the pitot tube on the hood and put the pedal to the metal to get a
> reading.
Morgans
May 29th 06, 07:46 AM
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Thank you so much.
But digital meters just used DC.? Pitot tube is used mechanical meter.
Your English is poor, and you question did not communicate what you were
trying to ask, very well, at all.
What type of digital airspeed meter are you trying to use? How do you mean
that a fan would be used to help this to happen?
Much more thought is needed, in asking your question. Be specific, and tell
us more of what you were told.
--
Jim in NC
Yes, I have a very poor English.
Due to previous message, there was a person told me that there are some
car fan refit their cars using digital airpseed indicator (numeric
showing indication) in America. I told some Chinese car refit fans.
First they don't believe it. Second they want to know how to do it.
Here is the previous message:
"There is an interesting exception to all of the above. Many home-built
aircraft have a very basic set of flight instruments, often using
altimeters and compasses intended for automobiles or small boats, along
with an inexpensive Italian air speed indicator. The exception is the
inclusion of a gyro horizon, usually vacuum-driven but sometimes
electrical. This reflects the occasional need to descend through a
cloud layer, during which the wings must be kept level."
Luo
Morgans 写道:
> > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> Thank you so much.
> But digital meters just used DC.? Pitot tube is used mechanical meter.
>
> Your English is poor, and you question did not communicate what you were
> trying to ask, very well, at all.
>
> What type of digital airspeed meter are you trying to use? How do you mean
> that a fan would be used to help this to happen?
>
> Much more thought is needed, in asking your question. Be specific, and tell
> us more of what you were told.
> --
> Jim in NC
Morgans
May 29th 06, 10:26 AM
> wrote in message
oups.com...
Yes, I have a very poor English.
Due to previous message, there was a person told me that there are some
car fan refit their cars using digital airpseed indicator (numeric
showing indication) in America. I told some Chinese car refit fans.
First they don't believe it. Second they want to know how to do it.
Here is the previous message:
"There is an interesting exception to all of the above. Many home-built
aircraft have a very basic set of flight instruments, often using
altimeters and compasses intended for automobiles or small boats, along
with an inexpensive Italian air speed indicator. The exception is the
inclusion of a gyro horizon, usually vacuum-driven but sometimes
electrical. This reflects the occasional need to descend through a
cloud layer, during which the wings must be kept level."
There are NO cars of which I am aware of having an airspeed indicator. What
good would that be for a car? If you were going with the direction of a 20
mph wind, you would think you were going 60, and you were really going 80.
The police would have you, then.
Some very light aircraft we have are called ultralights, and according to
our aviation authority, they are not really aircraft, at all, legally.
They would be the only kink of flying vehicle that would have and
inexpensive wind speed meter, if they have one, at all. They are not
required, at all.
Any registered aircraft will have to have a real airspeed indicator, with a
tube facing into the wind, showing the increase of pressure that would
convert to airspeed.
Go to www.FFA.gov and look around at our regulations, for further
information.
I hope I have been some help.
--
Jim in NC
Jim Logajan
May 29th 06, 06:33 PM
"Morgans" > wrote:
> There are NO cars of which I am aware of having an airspeed indicator.
The only car that comes to mid is the Moulton Taylor Aerocar.
Benbo
May 29th 06, 06:42 PM
"Jim Logajan" > wrote in message
.. .
> "Morgans" > wrote:
> > There are NO cars of which I am aware of having an airspeed indicator.
>
> The only car that comes to mid is the Moulton Taylor Aerocar.
But why have an 'airspeed indicator' if it never moves?
Jim Logajan
May 29th 06, 07:07 PM
"Benbo" > wrote:
> "Jim Logajan" > wrote in message
> .. .
>> "Morgans" > wrote:
>> > There are NO cars of which I am aware of having an airspeed indicator.
>>
>> The only car that comes to mid is the Moulton Taylor Aerocar.
>
> But why have an 'airspeed indicator' if it never moves?
Eh? Six Aerocars were built and one was still flying (and presumably still
road driven) as of 2004:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar_Aerocar
Robert Bonomi
May 29th 06, 07:08 PM
In article >,
Morgans > wrote:
>
>There are NO cars of which I am aware of having an airspeed indicator.
can we count that Gremlin(??) "convertible" used in an old James Bond
movie?
Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe
May 29th 06, 07:13 PM
"Benbo" > wrote in message
news:noGeg.10139$lN5.1079@trnddc04...
>
> "Jim Logajan" > wrote in message
> .. .
>> "Morgans" > wrote:
>> > There are NO cars of which I am aware of having an airspeed indicator.
>>
>> The only car that comes to mid is the Moulton Taylor Aerocar.
>
> But why have an 'airspeed indicator' if it never moves?
>
I think you are confusing Molt Taylors Aerocar (which flew and drove back
in, what, 50's, 60's? There are still a few around) with the Moller SkyScam
which, as you note, has never gone anywhere (I believe that he did fly one
in ground effect for a short period of time).
But, we have gone way off the original topic with appears to be - can you
use some kind of digital air speed meter in an automobile? The answer to
that would be, yes, but why would you want air speed for a vehicle traveling
on the ground?
Perhaps something got lost in the translation. The original post referred to
"fans" but I think that was fans as in "people who like" and not "things to
blow air"...
--
Geoff
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Jim Logajan
May 29th 06, 07:15 PM
(Robert Bonomi) wrote:
> In article >,
> Morgans > wrote:
>>
>>There are NO cars of which I am aware of having an airspeed indicator.
>
> can we count that Gremlin(??) "convertible" used in an old James Bond
> movie?
If you mean this, it was the infamous Moulton Taylor Aerocar:
"The 1974 James Bond film 'The Man with the Golden Gun' portrayed the
villain escaping in a Taylor Aerocar.":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadable_aircraft
Benbo
May 29th 06, 07:26 PM
"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" <The Sea Hawk at wow way d0t com> wrote in message
...
> "Benbo" > wrote in message
> news:noGeg.10139$lN5.1079@trnddc04...
> >
> > "Jim Logajan" > wrote in message
> > .. .
> >> "Morgans" > wrote:
> >> > There are NO cars of which I am aware of having an airspeed
indicator.
> >>
> >> The only car that comes to mid is the Moulton Taylor Aerocar.
> >
> > But why have an 'airspeed indicator' if it never moves?
> >
>
> I think you are confusing Molt Taylors Aerocar (which flew and drove back
> in, what, 50's, 60's? There are still a few around) with the Moller
SkyScam
> which, as you note, has never gone anywhere (I believe that he did fly one
> in ground effect for a short period of time).
Yep, I got those two jumbled up. Oooops.
>
> But, we have gone way off the original topic with appears to be - can you
> use some kind of digital air speed meter in an automobile? The answer to
> that would be, yes, but why would you want air speed for a vehicle
traveling
> on the ground?
>
> Perhaps something got lost in the translation. The original post referred
to
> "fans" but I think that was fans as in "people who like" and not "things
to
> blow air"...
>
> --
> Geoff
> The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
> remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
> When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.
>
>
John Kimmel
May 29th 06, 08:04 PM
Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote:
> Perhaps something got lost in the translation. The original post referred to
> "fans" but I think that was fans as in "people who like" and not "things to
> blow air"...
>
> --
> Geoff
> The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
> remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
> When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.
>
>
One day, a few years ago, I decided to try out all my "ebay good deal"
instruments. Here are the pictures:
http://www.spiretech.com/~guynoir/nieuport/instruments/instruments%2001.JPG
http://www.spiretech.com/~guynoir/nieuport/instruments/instruments%2005.JPG
http://www.spiretech.com/~guynoir/nieuport/instruments/instruments%2006.JPG
The first one shows the true airspeed indicator sensor that came with my
ultralight Nieuport. In the second picture, the first gauge on the left
is a multi-function display showing airspeed, rpm, cht and egt.
Airspeed comes from the windmill in picture 1, which generates about 1
volt per mph. The unit was made by Westach. Though it's not digital,
it does have a "fan" and it is on a car.
--
John Kimmel
remove x
"He's dead, Jim."
Jerry Springer
May 29th 06, 09:52 PM
Jim Logajan wrote:
> (Robert Bonomi) wrote:
>
>>In article >,
>>Morgans > wrote:
>>
>>>There are NO cars of which I am aware of having an airspeed indicator.
>>
>>can we count that Gremlin(??) "convertible" used in an old James Bond
>>movie?
>
>
> If you mean this, it was the infamous Moulton Taylor Aerocar:
>
> "The 1974 James Bond film 'The Man with the Golden Gun' portrayed the
> villain escaping in a Taylor Aerocar.":
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadable_aircraft
What was infamous about it? It used to fly around Portland all the time
and was infact used for traffic watch for a while.
I don't see on the wikipedia page where Molt Taylors aerocar is located
which heading is it under.
Jim Logajan
May 30th 06, 12:05 AM
Jerry Springer > wrote:
> I don't see on the wikipedia page where Molt Taylors aerocar is
> located which heading is it under.
Try here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar_Aerocar
Jerry Springer
May 30th 06, 02:40 AM
Jim Logajan wrote:
> Jerry Springer > wrote:
>
>>I don't see on the wikipedia page where Molt Taylors aerocar is
>>located which heading is it under.
>
>
> Try here:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar_Aerocar
Thanks Jim
Yes, I means fan is people who like.
Luo
Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe 写道:
> "Benbo" > wrote in message
> news:noGeg.10139$lN5.1079@trnddc04...
> >
> > "Jim Logajan" > wrote in message
> > .. .
> >> "Morgans" > wrote:
> >> > There are NO cars of which I am aware of having an airspeed indicator.
> >>
> >> The only car that comes to mid is the Moulton Taylor Aerocar.
> >
> > But why have an 'airspeed indicator' if it never moves?
> >
>
> I think you are confusing Molt Taylors Aerocar (which flew and drove back
> in, what, 50's, 60's? There are still a few around) with the Moller SkyScam
> which, as you note, has never gone anywhere (I believe that he did fly one
> in ground effect for a short period of time).
>
> But, we have gone way off the original topic with appears to be - can you
> use some kind of digital air speed meter in an automobile? The answer to
> that would be, yes, but why would you want air speed for a vehicle traveling
> on the ground?
>
> Perhaps something got lost in the translation. The original post referredto
> "fans" but I think that was fans as in "people who like" and not "things to
> blow air"...
>
> --
> Geoff
> The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
> remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
> When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.
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