Static pressure

Definitions

• Pressure of air that is still or not moving, measured perpendicular to the surface of the aircraft.
• Pressure of air that is still, or not moving, measured perpendicular to the surface of the aircraft.
• The pressure of air that is still, or not moving, measured perpendicular to the surface exposed to the air.

References

• Instrument Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2014
• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Federal Aviation Administration, 2023
• Powered Parachute Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2007
• Weight-Shift Control Aircraft Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2008