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PRODUCT DATA
JANUARY 2003
The pitot system (ram air pressure) consists of one electrically heated pitot tube on
the left side of the nose, connected to the airspeed indicator. The static system (ambient
air pressure) contains four electrically heated ports, two per side (upper and lower)
located immediately in front of each crew door.
The upper right and lower left static ports provide primary equalized ambient pressure
to the airspeed and vertical speed indicators, and altimeter through the alternate static
source switch [PRI position]. The lower right and upper left ports provide the switch
an alternate ambient source [ALT position], and include provisions to connect to the
optional copilot instruments and optional wheel landing gears' auxiliary pitot-static
system (landing gear warning switch).
LEFT STATIC PORTS
ALTIMETER / AIRSPEED / VERTICAL SPEED
RIGHT STATIC PORTS
PITOT TUBES
[LEFT SIDE ONLY FUNCTIONAL WITH
OPTIONAL COPILOT INSTRUMENTS]
PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM
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