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Old December 7th 14, 02:39 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dave Nadler
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Default TE probe installation

On Saturday, December 6, 2014 12:55:05 PM UTC-5, Jim Lewis wrote:
I understand now that the TE probe (and the pitot probe,
for that matter) cannot help but sense static pressure -
in addition to dynamic pressure.


Right! This is easy to understand by considering the pressure
sensed by TE or pitot probes with glider on the ground.