Aero-Instruments has recently made available its FAA PMA-approved Boeing 757 0851FJ-1-AI Pitot Probe. It is a direct replacement for the 0851FJ-1 or S232N911-2 pitot probes currently installed on all ...

An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation into an airspeed indication failure during the take-off of a Malaysia Airlines A330-300 has led to several safety changes. An Australian ...

The RAP is a rugged, lightweight, hand-held averaging Pitot probe. The probe works by measuring and averaging the velocity pressure across a duct so that the user does not have to survey the duct ...

Keyhole wasps like to build their nests in tiny holes, including the openings of devices used to measure the speed of aircraft. A recent investigation shows the problem is worse than we realized. On ...

A new study finds that invasive keyhole wasps at the Brisbane Airport were responsible for instances of fully blocked replica pitot probes -- vital instruments that measure airspeed. The results ...

UAV Factory’s heated Pitot-Static Tube is the lightest and most power efficient commercially available probe for small unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAV). Manufactured from carbon fiber and aircraft ...

The FAA on Sept. 3 immediately adopted an airworthiness directive requiring operators of Airbus A330- and A340-series aircraft to replace certain Thales pitot probes with Goodrich or new-design Thales ...

Over a period of 39 months, invasive keyhole wasps (Pachodynerus nasidens) at the Brisbane Airport were responsible for 93 instances of fully blocked replica pitot probes—vital instruments that ...