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Old 3rd Jul 2009, 03:37
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Port and starboard pitot and static sources will be recording significantly different speeds during a spin
Additionally, pitots are accurate for small angles, below 10-15 degrees AOA. Much more than that and you need a flight test boom. Pitots would measure different pressures at high AOA for different waterline locations on the nose, even on the same side.
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