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.
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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