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Pitot tube failures are incredibly frustrating. In one case it's theorized a wasp nest blocked the inside of one, after not being covered while on the ground a
by afterburner 3y ago
Pitot tube failures are incredibly frustrating. In one case it's theorized a wasp nest blocked the inside of one, after not being covered while on the ground a long time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgenair_Flight_301 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgenair_Flight_301
- eastbound 3y agoThey seem so close to the cockpit window that it’s frustrating pilots can’t open the window (which they can, but not in flight) and clean it up.