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Exploring the Intricacies of the Airspeed Indicator

Pilot's Life Blog

Moving air from outside feeds into the pitot tubes and fills a pressure diaphragm. The sensor detects the amount of force from the pitot impact pressure and gives it airspeed indications by converting those values into speed. Airline pilots also need to know airspeed so they can know when to engage the landing gear.

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The Classic Boeing Airspeed Indicator

AeroSavvy

Airlines are upgrading older cockpits with newer displays, so this old indicator will soon become a relic. Ram air from a pitot tube and static (undisturbed) outside air from a static port, usually a hole on the side of the fuselage. V MO on the 767 is between 340-360 knots (depending on aircraft serial number).