The total pressure probe (pitot tube) comprises a mast which removes its port to a distance from the aircraft skin in order:

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The total pressure probe (pitot tube) comprises a mast which removes its port to a distance from the aircraft skin in order:

The total pressure probe (pitot tube) comprises a mast which removes its port to a distance from the aircraft skin in order:

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to make it easily accessible during maintenance checks.

to locate it outside of the boundary layer.

not to disturb the aerodynamic flow about the aircraft.

Related questions

1) The QFF at an airfield in California located 69 metres below sea level is 1030 hPa. The air temperature is 100C lower than a standard atmosphere. What is the QNH?

2) You must make an emergency landing at sea. The QNH of a field on a nearby island with an elevation of 4000 ft is 1025 hPa and the temperature is -200C. What is your pressure altimeter reading when landing if 1025 hPa is set in the subscale?

3) A pitot blockage of the ram air input with the static port open causes the airspeed indicator to:

4) In a non-pressurized aircraft, if one or several static pressure ports are damaged, there is an ultimate emergency means for restoring a practically correct static pressure intake:

5) The total pressure probe (pitot tube) comprises a mast which removes its port to a distance from the aircraft skin in order: