Investigation of Pitot Tubes
Description:
Report describes the principles of operation and characteristics of some of the instruments which have been devised or used to measure both low and high speeds of aeroplanes. Since the pitot tube is the instrument which has been most commonly used in the United States and Great Britain as a speedometer for aeroplanes, it is treated first and somewhat more fully than the others.
Date:
1917
Creator:
Herschel, W. H. & Buckingham, E.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department