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Section 13. Air Data
13. Air Data
13.1 General
The Air Data System consists of four sub-systems: pitot/AOA, static, Outside Air
Temperature (OAT) and Air Data Computer (ADC). The pitot/AOA system contains
two heated pitot/AOA probes, with one installed on either side of the nose. Each
probe has three openings into the free stream airflow: a central opening for pitot
measurements, and two openings that provide AOA data.
The static system contains heated dual static ports, one installed on either side of the
forward fuselage below the windshield and cross-connected (upper right cross-
connected to the lower left static port) to compensate for the effects of aircraft yaw or
sideslip. There is a third pitot/static probe that provides air data information to the
MFD ADI and can be used by the pilot for comparison in the event of air data
disagreement.
The air temperature system consists of two OAT probes, one mounted to the either
side of the vertical stabilizer fairing. Each of the OAT probes contains two
independent temperature sensors with connections to the Air Data Computer and the
ACS.
Information from these probes is transmitted to an Air Data Computer where it is
processed and made available to other systems as needed.
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Figure 163. Pitot/AOA, Pitot/Static, and Static Ports
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