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Re: [Phys-l] Air France 447

On 06/11/2009 11:29 AM, I wrote:

[with a frozen Pitot ....]

(assuming the static port is not frozen) the altimeter will
now be acting as an _altimeter_, i.e. if you increase altitude the
bogus airspeed indication will also increase.

That should have been:

(assuming the static port is not frozen) the airspeed indicator will
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
now be acting as an _altimeter_, i.e. if you increase altitude the
bogus airspeed indication will also increase.