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Originally Posted by aerohead
*The pressure inside the ram portion of the Pitot-tube is the atmospheric pressure plus the dynamic pressure.
* The dynamic pressure applies the force which lifts the working fluid inside the manometer or deforms the helix within the magnehelic.
*At 420 mph,Goldenrod was indicating around 11.22 "Hg inside its Bauman scoops.
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Exactly. The airflow is applying a force to the bubble in the tube, just like airflow applies a force to the front of the vehicle and the windshield bubble.