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Old 10th July 2009 | 00:51
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Graybeard
 
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OK, guys, maybe you can explain the overspeed warning had by the NW A330 into Japan recently? The static ports haven't been implicated, just the pitot probes.

I suspect it's not just the size of the bleed orifice compared to the main one, but also its alignment. If it is at right angle to the airstream, it will draw a vacuum, meaning that it is a much larger factor than mere size relationship.
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