Pitot-static test adapter
View Patent ↗An improved version of pitot test adapters to allow a user to clamp a pitot in an adapter, seal a drain inlet, properly couple a ram and static inlets with independent, simple and efficient steps by moving clamping screws and a separate clamper. The possibility to individually move, align, screw, position, clamp, seal and/or adjust the various components allows for a more efficient and an easier mounting of an adapter onto a pitot tube mounting. The apparatus allows to correctly and more efficiently perform the various testing and calibration of a pitot and associated system of an aircraft.
1 . An adapter device for connecting testing equipment to a vane-type pitot-static tube having at least a static port and a pitot port, the adapter device comprising:
a frame having a sidewall;
a clamp arranged on the frame for clamping the frame to the vane-type pitot tube;
said sidewall of the frame having slots arranged to be between +/−10 degrees from being parallel to corresponding portions of a side of the vane-type pitot tube having said at least said static port and said pitot port;
at least two nozzles having a sealing tip and an internal conduit for providing an airflow from said testing equipment to said static port and said pitot port;
at least two fasteners each movable within one of said slots for connecting said at least two nozzles to said static port and said pitot port.
2 . The adapter device as defined in claim 1 , wherein said vane-type pitot-static tub further comprises a drain port, said sidewall has a further slot, further comprising a drain hole seal member and further fastener movable in said further slot for connecting said drain hole seal member to said drain port.
3 . The adapter device as defined in claim 2 , wherein said fasteners comprise a sliding nut and a threaded side surface of said at least two nozzles and said drain hole seal member.
4 . The adapter device as defined in claim 1 , wherein said clamp comprises a clamping screw.
5 . The adapter device as defined in claim 1 , wherein said sidewall of the frame having slots arranged to parallel to said corresponding portions of said side of said vane-type pitot tube having said at least said static port and said pitot port.