seethru
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Howdy,
So I am flipping through the pages of this month's Flying magazine and reading about Gulfstream's new G150 which was having its first flight.
I see that during the flight test process that this plane has what I think is a long pitot tube, painted red and white, extending from the nose. I have noticed this on many new aircraft as they start their certification trials.
Am I correct that it's a pitot tube, and if so, what exactly is its purpose. By this I mean why don't they just use the normal pitot tubes?
Thanks.
Greg
So I am flipping through the pages of this month's Flying magazine and reading about Gulfstream's new G150 which was having its first flight.
I see that during the flight test process that this plane has what I think is a long pitot tube, painted red and white, extending from the nose. I have noticed this on many new aircraft as they start their certification trials.
Am I correct that it's a pitot tube, and if so, what exactly is its purpose. By this I mean why don't they just use the normal pitot tubes?
Thanks.
Greg