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Is the airspeed REALLY increasing in the bumps,
or not? 1) I doubt it's a pitot tube issue. Studies have shown that Pitot tubes are very accurate until beyond the stall AOA. 2) A reduction in static pressure would produce the same phenomenon and occurs more easily than a Pitot tube problem. 3) Possibly a function of the static longitudinal stability of an aircraft. In response to an increase in AOA, the natural stability is to pitch down. 4) While it's true that there is horizontal windshear, the literature on aircraft structures assume it's minor compared to vertical windshear. Still might be enough to affect the Pitot tube, but on average you'd think it'd average to zero. 5) I'm no weather expert, but the air does accelerate and decelerate as it moves to and from pressure systems. Seems reasonable that changes in velocity would generate turbulence, rather than vice versa. Perhaps a different weather system would generate different results. |
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