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Amores, Andrei Felix C. Bs Amt 2G AMT 212 (AC Instrument (Fixed and Rotary) )

The document discusses how an airspeed indicator works and how blockages can affect its readings. It explains that [1] the airspeed indicator uses pressure differences between impact air from the pitot tube and static air to move a diaphragm connected to the instrument's readout; [2] blockages of these pressure sources can cause the indicator to freeze or read incorrectly; and [3] simultaneous blockage of the pitot tube, drain hole and static port would cause the indicator to freeze at its current reading.

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Amores, Andrei Felix C. Bs Amt 2G AMT 212 (AC Instrument (Fixed and Rotary) )

The document discusses how an airspeed indicator works and how blockages can affect its readings. It explains that [1] the airspeed indicator uses pressure differences between impact air from the pitot tube and static air to move a diaphragm connected to the instrument's readout; [2] blockages of these pressure sources can cause the indicator to freeze or read incorrectly; and [3] simultaneous blockage of the pitot tube, drain hole and static port would cause the indicator to freeze at its current reading.

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Amores, Andrei Felix C.

BS AMT 2G

AMT 212 (AC Instrument (Fixed and Rotary))

Airspeed Indicator

How is the Airspeed Indicator built?

The Airspeed indicator is connected to the pitot tube and drain hole which feed
impact air to the diaphragm and to the static port which feeds the outside pressure
to the chamber of the instrument. The Diaphragm is connected to the Long Levers
and to the Sector which is connected to the Hand Taff Pinion.
How does an Airspeed Indicator work?

As the aircraft fly faster and faster, The air


striking the pitot tube enters more rapidly
and this expands the diaphragm further and
further, The diaphragm is connected to the
Sector and Long Levers which rotate it and
in turn this rotates the Hand Tuff Pinion that
is directly connected to the Speed Dial and
displays the current speed so if everything is working properly the airspeed indicator
will always most likely read accurately.

Changes in Temperature

The Airspeed indicator is only affected by


changes in temperature not pressure, As you
know colder air is much denser, as you fly
into colder air the denser air exerts a bigger
force on the diaphragm and therefore
expands it more, This affects the reading in
the Speed dial, The colder the Air is the higher the indicated Airspeed while your
true airspeed is actually lower, While the warmer the air is the lower the indicated
airspeed reads while your true airspeed is actually higher.

Changes in Pressure

Pressure changes do not affect the reading


on the Airspeed Indicator, The chamber of
the airspeed indicator is connected to the static
port, As we fly along a low pressure area to
High pressure, The pressure differential
between the diaphragm and the airspeed
chamber stays the same. The diaphragm expands and extracts only in changes of impact
air so if the speed doesn’t change, the airspeed indication remains unaltered.

What happens if the connections outside become occluded?

SNOW

As snow starts to accumulate on the Pitot tube,


The opening starts to freeze over, as this is
happening, The impact air inflating the
diaphragm starts to bleed out from the drain
hole and the indicated airspeed starts to drop
until the impact air entrance starts to clog to the
point that the indicated airspeed will drop to zero.

• Complete blockage of the Pitot tube and Drain hole causes the pressure in the
pitot tube is trapped. No change is noted on the airspeed indication should the
airspeed increase or decrease.

What happens if the Static port gets blocked?

• ASI: airspeed indicates lower than the actual airspeed when the aircraft is operated
above the altitude where the static ports became blocked because the trapped
static pressure is higher than normal for that altitude.
• Altimeter: trapped static pressure causes the altimeter to freeze at the altitude
where the blockage occurred.
• Vertical Speed Indicator VSI: produces a continuous zero indication.

What happens if the Pitot tube, drain hole and Static Port get blocked the same
time?

• The instrument would just freeze in its current position.

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