I was just reading about the takeoff from Lae and was curious about the
Bent Pitot Tube.
The pitot tube is used to bring ambient air into the altimeter doesn't it?
Or is it used for the airspeed indicator?
Or both (2 tubes)?
Maybe someone has answered this before, but what could the effect be on the Electra?
If the hole in the tube is presented to the airstream as built, the instrument it is attached to will read as it was calibrated to read correct? Now, if that hole is presented to the airstream at an angle caused by a bent tube, the diameter of the hole in the pitot is in effect reduced is it not? What effect would that have on the flight? Would it have caused the airspeed indicator to read slow? How sensitive are the instruments of that era to damage of that type?
Sorry if this is redundant, I couldn't seem to find any discussion on the matter..
Brad
ps. I reread all of the link I provided and I answered some of my own questions, however since we have nothing better to do 'till July, I'll leave 'em to generate discussion..