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French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named (1695-1771).

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  • The speed sensors, called Pitot tubes, are "a factor but not the only one," Bouillard said.
  • Air France has now replaced the monitors, called Pitot tubes, on all its Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft.
  • The sensing system includes a part called a Pitot tube, which is the part Airbus recommended replacing.
  • There has been speculation that the airspeed indication equipment - known as Pitot tubes - could have been faulty.
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