> have pitot tubes alright, but I'm looking for small ones in the 2-3"
> long range.  I would like to mount it to a model airplane to determine
>
> Does anybody have an alternative idea?
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> When I was young, I resolved these trouble through heating a NiCr wire
> and measuring how the wire was not so hot when in air flow compared to
> a static heated wire. In fact, some anemometers work this way..
>
Electronics Now had a 'hot wire' anemometer project last year. I
think these would draw to much current for Andy's
application(small ni-cad battery pack).