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Old 23rd December 2015 | 22:20
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barit1
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Yes - the case of the instrument contains a partial vacuum. In small aircraft - 100 hp or less - there may be no vacuum pump on the engine, but rather a small venturi tube on the fuselage skin which creates a vacuum.
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