Guess what this is a photo of!

[jeninga75]

Measures pressure and speed of racecar tires... idk... lol

 

[Uncle Bob]

It senses Air speed......

 

[pacanis]

The speed it monitors/senses/meters is ground speed.

 

[jeninga75]

It measures the speed of a lava flow...

 

[pacanis]

It measures the speed of a lava flow...

Is that measured in speed?

One of the things I say to a slow moving dog is, if you were moving any faster you'd be sitting........ I don't know, it's just something I say

 

[Uncle Bob]

Air speed indicator....

Hover craft speed....

 

[jeninga75]

Is that measured in speed?

One of the things I say to a slow moving dog is, if you were moving any faster you'd be sitting........ I don't know, it's just something I say

Lol, I don't know... I can't think of any other Ground that would be moving

 

[Uncle Bob]

Pressure Transducer, Proximity Sensor, Flow Sensors,

 

[Uncle Bob]

Ultra sound

 

[pacanis]

Summary:

It performs a function that needs two variables to make things happen. It monitors those two variables. Ground speed and altitude make this thing do what it does.


"I wouldn't say it doesn't serve a medical purpose"
In other words, this item can lend itself to keeping a person "healthy" but no, it is not used in the medical field.

And the probe looking end that is not a probe at all is the "working" part of this item.

It contains a CUTTER.

 

[jeninga75]

For measuring the pressure and speed of a person parachuting? To see how fast they are approaching the ground?

 

[pacanis]

Lol, I don't know... I can't think of any other Ground that would be moving

Air speed and ground speed are two different animals.
For instance, if you are in a car going 60 mph you are going 60 mph.
If you are in a plane and the speedometer read 60 mph (actually knots), you are only going 60 if there is no wind. Your ground speed and air speed are the same. If you have a 20 mph head wind your ground speed is 40.
So you might think you're going to travel 60 miles in 60 minutes, but you're not.

 

[pacanis]

For measuring the pressure and speed of a person parachuting? To see how fast they are approaching the ground?

YES. That is what it senses, but what does it DO?

 

[pacanis]

BTW, UB.
I was at Wally World and the grocery store yesterday and can you believe they only have Aunt Jemima corn meal mix? Guess there aren't a lot of choices for us in my area.

 

[Uncle Bob]

Automatically opens the chute

 

[jeninga75]

YES. That is what it senses, but what does it DO?

I... DON'T... KNOW!!!!!! *head explodes*

 

[Uncle Bob]

Vertical Speed indicator...

 

[pacanis]

Automatically opens the chute

Yes Uncle Bob. It does just that, but can you post a link or name or acronym so I know you've done your "homework" and found the device?
Make me happy "the chute" is such a broad term.....

 

[jeninga75]

Yes Uncle Bob. It does just that, but can you post a link or name or acronym so I know you've done your "homework" and found the device?
Make me happy "the chute" is such a broad term.....

Lol, the PARA-chute?

 

[pacanis]

C'mon..... A static line will open a parachute. Does this item look like a static line?