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DescriptionPitot tube static anemometer.JPG
English: Pitot tube static anemometer. The pointy head faces the wind to measure the dynamic pressure. The small holes on the side of the tube measures the status pressure. Wind speed is calculate from the difference in the pressure.
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44° 16′ 15.02″ N, 71° 18′ 12.57″ W
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44.270838; -71.303493
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Instrumentation: Pitot Tube Static Anemometer, Part 1 archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Instrumentation: Pitot Tube Static Anemometer, Part 2 archive copy at the Wayback Machine
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