Pitot tube

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A device, essentially a tube set parallel to the direction of fluid-stream movement and attached to a manometer, used to measure the total pressure of the fluid stream.

[After Henri Pitot (1695-1771), French physicist.]

Pitot tube [ˈpiːtəʊ]

1. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a small tube placed in a fluid with its open end upstream and the other end connected to a manometer. It measures the total pressure of the fluid

2. (Physics / General Physics) short for Pitot-static tube esp one fitted to an aircraft

[named after its inventor, Henri Pitot (1695-1771), French physicist]

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Noun	1.	Pitot tube - measuring instrument consisting of a right-angled tube with an open end that is directed in opposition to the flow of a fluid and used to measure the velocity of fluid flow Pitot measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
	2.	Pitot tube - measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed Pitot head, Pitot-static tube measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something

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But investigators said potentially faulty pitot tubes were "a factor but not the cause" of the crash.

Passengers were alive when Air France flight hit Atlantic: Experts by Asian News International

There had been speculation that problems with the Airbus' airspeed sensors, or pitot tubes, may have caused the plane to stall or fly dangerously fast, causing a high-altitude breakup.

Air France jetliner 'did not break up in mid-air' by AFP / AFP Global Edition

Speculation has focused on incoherent speed readings provided by the jet's speed sensors, or pitot tubes, which may have disrupted other systems.

Air France plane 'hit sea intact' by Aljazeera.net