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A combined Pitot-Venturi tube for airspeed measurement of aircraft, circa 1917. The pressure measured by this tube mounted in the air stream was fed to an airspeed indicator in the cockpit.

Display Status

This object is on display in Boeing Aviation Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Boeing Aviation Hangar

Object Details

Date

ca. 1917

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

INSTRUMENTS-Flight Management

Physical Description

19cm front to back, 24cm top to bottom; aluminum; cast.

Dimensions

3-D: 16.5 x 19.1 x 22.9cm (6 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 9 in.)

Materials

Aluminum

Inventory Number

A19570800000

Credit Line

Transferred from the Department of Commerce

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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