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OPENDOOR
19th Jul 2016, 18:13
BAE Systems develops laser airspeed sensor for aircraft
LASSI | BAE Systems | International (http://www.baesystems.com/en/article/bae-systems-develops-laser-airspeed-sensor-for-aircraft#)
piperpa46
19th Jul 2016, 20:37
Interesting to see it working. The question is will they replace the pitot tubes completely or will there be a mix of pitot tubes and LASSIs installed?
m39462
22nd Jul 2016, 17:18
Since this measures TAS it will also need an air density source to be able to derive an airspeed useful for aviation. That doesn't necessarily make it less reliable than a conventional system that also requires two inputs, static and dynamic pressures.