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Offline haphazardleek

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Tooth Pick
« on: March 01, 2010, 07:48:29 PM »
Can anyone tell me what the tooth pick was for?

Usually it is on the wings of the plane, For example it is on the right wing of the Fw 190A8.

Just curious to why its there.

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Re: Tooth Pick
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2010, 08:07:57 PM »
Are we talking about the pitot tube perhaps?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitot_tube

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Offline zes

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Re: Tooth Pick
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2010, 08:39:04 PM »
Airspeed sensor?

Offline kvuo75

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Re: Tooth Pick
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2010, 08:40:05 PM »
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Kill the manned ack.

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Re: Tooth Pick
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2010, 08:58:06 PM »
Snaggin' eyelids.
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Re: Tooth Pick
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2010, 09:22:29 PM »
Givin little kids shots when they wont sit down  :devil

Offline Buzzard7

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Re: Tooth Pick
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2010, 10:53:10 PM »
Pitot tube needed to be mounted outside of the prop wash.

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Re: Tooth Pick
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2010, 02:47:56 PM »
for hanging the scalps of your pwned foes, of course!
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Re: Tooth Pick
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2010, 09:31:28 AM »
Poke'em in the eye if your HOing with no ammo.  :D
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Re: Tooth Pick
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2010, 10:42:06 AM »
In West Virginnie they call em teeth picks  :devil

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Re: Tooth Pick
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2010, 04:07:05 PM »
In West Virginnie they call em teeth picks  :devil

Yes but they were invented in Arkansas..... hence "toothpick".
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Re: Tooth Pick
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2010, 04:08:56 PM »
AHH Arkansas joke.... :lol

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Re: Tooth Pick
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2010, 05:52:29 PM »
Yes but they were invented in Arkansas..... hence "toothpick".

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