Pitot Static Instruments

Question 1

Dynamic Heating is caused by and is also known as? (3)

Answer 1

• Caused by the compressionof air as it is brought to rest
• Ram Rise
• Kinetic Heating

Question 2

Pitot systmes record ____1____ and _______2______ to find _____3_____.

Answer 2

1. Total Dynamic Pressure
2. Static Pressure
3. Dynamic Pressure

Question 3

Erros in the measurment of a pitot static pressure system will bring errors in the indication of? (4)

Answer 3

1. Altimeter
2. Air Speed Indicator
3. Mach Meter
4. Vertical Speed Indicator

Question 4

The alternate static port inside the aircraft will suffer from ____1____ causing reading _____2_____ than external static pressure?

Answer 4

1. Aerodynamic Suction
2. Lower than outside the aircraft

Question 5

The Green Arc on the ASI shows from to which range of speeds?

Answer 5

It goes from VS¹ to V^no and is the normal operating speed range

Question 6

The yellow arc on the ASI goes form and to?

Answer 6

V_no to Vne

Question 7

IAS is corrected mainly for both instrument and position error by which type of speed

Answer 7

RAS (Rectified Air Speed)

Question 8

CAS/RAS corrected for compressebility and not density is called?

Answer 8

Equivelant Air Speed (EAS)

Question 9

Static Blockage will cause what to happen to instruments?

Answer 9

• ASI/Mach Meter
  
  • Increase in Desent
  • Decrease in Climb
• Altimeter
  
  • Freeze at last known altitude
• VSI
  
  • Will return to zero

Question 10

TAS is EAS corrected for?

Answer 10

Density