Well hello everybody!
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 12:54 amI'm new to the community and FS2002 and I wanted to drop by and say hello. Hello. Also, I have 2 geewhiz questions.... What does the Pitot do and what does the Flight Director do? Thankee.
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 12:54 amRe: Well hello everybody!
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 12:58 amWELCOME! ;) The Pitot is an instrument used to measure temperature and wind I beleive. Not sure about the FD.
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 2:16 amThanks! I have another question concerning navigation stuff, but I'm gonna hold on asking until I verify I have no idea what I'm doing. 
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 3:00 amHi Chauvan, welcome to the forums 
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 10:12 amWelcome aboard! We're here to help ... and learn from each other. This is quite a site.
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 4:55 pmWelcome. New myself. I have done some RL flying in the past but I never got my instrument rating so I'm learning too. As for navigation I always just kept my flights between the Interstate hwy, the railroad, the radio station tower and the river and I haven't gotten lost yet. 8)
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 5:44 pmThe Pitot tube (named after Henri Pitot in 1732) measures a fluid velocity by converting the kinetic energy of the flow into potential energy. It is not just a simple tube, having 2 concentric tubes the outer tube sealed at the end and pierced with equidistance holes around it's circumference.The conversion takes place at the stagnation point, located at the Pitot tube entrance. A pressure higher than the free-stream (i.e. dynamic) pressure results from the kinematic to potential conversion. This "static" pressure is measured by comparing it to the flow's dynamic pressure with a differential manometer. Air is really gaseous liquid, so the Pitot tube on an airplane can be used to measure things like airspeed and as a comparitor for the barometric altimeter.
The Flight Director (FD) is a modern version of the old Artificial Horizon.
Welcome to the science of flying a simulator LOL
The Flight Director (FD) is a modern version of the old Artificial Horizon.
Welcome to the science of flying a simulator LOL
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 11:15 pmAnd THAT is the definitive description of the Pitot tube! :D
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Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2003 12:35 amThe Pitot tube (named after Henri Pitot in 1732) measures a fluid velocity by converting the kinetic energy of the flow into potential energy. It is not just a simple tube, having 2 concentric tubes the outer tube sealed at the end and pierced with equidistance holes around it's circumference.The conversion takes place at the stagnation point, located at the Pitot tube entrance. A pressure higher than the free-stream (i.e. dynamic) pressure results from the kinematic to potential conversion. This "static" pressure is measured by comparing it to the flow's dynamic pressure with a differential manometer. Air is really gaseous liquid, so the Pitot tube on an airplane can be used to measure things like airspeed and as a comparitor for the barometric altimeter.
The Flight Director (FD) is a modern version of the old Artificial Horizon.
Welcome to the science of flying a simulator LOL
Well.... I think my head hurts now. :) Thankee.....