Gentleman, the F4E does indeed have static ports, two of them. They
are located ON the pitot boom. FYI I logged 2000+ hours in the F4
series and was an F4E maintenance test pilot besides an instructor in
both the F4D and E. FWIW The F104A's static ports were in the same
place on the late-model pitot head installed on that airplane.
As for P1 and T0, they refer to the turbine engine stations where the
readings are taken. As for gasoline (piston) engines not needing such
information, the latest electronic fuel controls for reciprocating
engines do indeed use that information to compute air density for
precision fuel metering. Most likely if you drive a new car it also
has that type of control.
Walt BJ
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