Air data calibration has been one of the most data rich disciplines in flight test for some time. Here the Air Force Flight Test Center released Technical Information Handbook 81-5 discusses flight test techniques for air data calibration.
In fact, the science of air data calibration is so well-defined, that you can see a “trailing cone” air data calibration device hanging from the back of the tail on this Boeing 787 (photo credit: flightglobal.com/flightblogger).
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