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2 June 2021, 06:13 AM
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What is the "fork" on some plane's struts?
Hello everyone!
Me and a few friends were wondering what is called and what is the function of this metal "fork" on some aircrafts (mostly british apparently). I've attached an image showing one on a Bristol F2B Fighter (on the low left, forward and closest strut to our point of view). What could it be? I discarded the possibility of being related to radio or static electricity, but I'm only speculating. Cordially, Federinz |
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2 June 2021, 06:21 AM
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It was officially called at that time a Pressure Head (aka pitot static tube). It is used to differentiate air pressure and runs the Air Speed Indicator on the instrument panel.
Steve Last edited by regular122; 2 June 2021 at 06:49 AM. |
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2 June 2021, 09:56 AM
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Fascinating, thank you very much!
I would never have guessed, though I knew this kind of device was used (could not imagine how). o7 |
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