An air data boom
provides air pressure, temperature, and airflow direction data to data
acquisition and air data computers for the computation of aircraft orientation,
airspeed, altitude, and related information.
An air data boom
is used to collect source data during the flight testing of aircraft. The air
data boom is mounted on the aircraft in a location that allows for relatively
undisturbed air to be measured. To attain such undisturbed air, mounting is
usually done on the nose, wing, or upper horizontal stabilizer of the
aircraft.
Model 100900 heated, 4-vane air data
boom provides supersonic data collection of angle of attack, angle of sideslip,
static pressure, total (pitot) pressure, and total air temperature. Based on
heated probe wind-tunnel tested to Mach 1.3, boom is constructed from machined
aluminum, stainless steel, and copper alloys. Probe is 28 Vdc powered at 145 A,
and meets requirements of MIL-T-5420B and SAE AS 393.