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A HERETIC I AM

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3. I'll concede everything you wrote....

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 01:57 AM

Dec 2014

and I admit I am not a pilot, not an accident investigator by any stretch, so in this case merely a fascinated observer.

However...
years ago I worked as a parts manager in an FBO and handled all of the parts ordering. There are not dozens and dozens of Pitot Tube makers. Not that I recall, anyway.

My point here is that perhaps it is the vendors design problem, not Airbus....? Maybe?

Either way.......

These mysteries fascinate me.

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I'm going to speculate and predict what happened to Asiana QZ8501. [View all] A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 OP

interesting Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #1

Airbus has changed out all the pitot tubes on the A330 since AF 447. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2014 #2

I'll concede everything you wrote.... A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #3

I think the original tubes were made by Thales The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2014 #5

they requested to climb but were denied TorchTheWitch Dec 2014 #4

I know the conditions were horrible Warpy Dec 2014 #6

I experienced that once, when I was young. Atman Dec 2014 #7

Pretty common coming into Los Angeles madokie Dec 2014 #8

Here's a vid of a wing loading test on a 777 A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #9

I don't think they deflected that much but they dang sure flexed a ways madokie Dec 2014 #10