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Old 2nd Jan 2015, 02:56
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RatherBeFlying
 
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Devil Tinfoil hat backup airspeed sensor proposal

The many suggestions of using GPS and/or INS for backup airspeed come up short when it comes to correcting for wind, especially in turbulent conditions with the up and down drafts throwing off vortices.

I modestly propose force transducers on the radome mounts. The forces from the transducers could be algebraically summed to produce a net force which could then be processed against radome drag coefficient to produce airspeed.

Differentials between opposite sensors could even be used to derive AOA and yaw.

I hope those suffering boredom from trawling through the hamster wheel may have found some amusement

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