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Question
- If you were going to design an airspeed system with no errors, what would it look like? How would you eliminate the errors?
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Explanation / Answer
1. If you were going to design an airspeed system with no errors, what would it look like? How would you eliminate the errors?
The ideal airspeed system will display the true airspeed accurately and reliably. A good system will include redundant devices to ensure the accurate airspeed will always be available during various types of incidents. Pitot tubes have contributed to many different scenarios where the airspeed of an aircraft was incorrectly displayed, sometimes without the crew even aware. With today