Timeline for Is it possible to accurately measure airspeed without pitot tube?
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| Sep 22, 2020 at 18:15 | history | edited | mongo | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 22, 2020 at 15:03 | history | edited | FreeMan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 29, 2017 at 13:11 | comment | added | mongo | Doppler lidar is more accurate, and has two orders of magnitude more precision when measuring airflow than a conventional pitot static system. Looking at other technologies, such as MEMS devices for projectors, vibration sensors and IMU type applications, costs have precipitously dropped once there is volume. | |
| Oct 29, 2017 at 2:01 | comment | added | user18035 | The 6 yr. old Japanese Patent looks quite convincing too... Let's hope all these new tech. are equal to, if not better than the pitot / static system! | |
| Oct 29, 2017 at 1:53 | comment | added | user18035 | The Airbus Laser Sensor seems promising! How long do you think before it hits the market? And how expensive might it be? | |
| Oct 28, 2017 at 16:47 | history | edited | mongo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 28, 2017 at 14:24 | history | edited | mongo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 27, 2017 at 23:11 | history | answered | mongo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |