Safety
Indiana Firm Develops Self-ejecting Pitot Cover
DeGroff Aviation Technologies is demonstrating the PitotShield V2 at its booth at NBAA-BACE.
DeGroff Aviation Technologies' PitotShield V2 consists of a self-ejecting polypropene cover with an attached orange streamer. (Photo: DeGroff Aviation Technologies)
DeGroff Aviation Technologies' PitotShield V2 consists of a self-ejecting polypropene cover with an attached orange streamer. (Photo: DeGroff Aviation Technologies)

Indiana-based DeGroff Aviation Technologies has developed a pitot tube cover for turbine aircraft called PitotShield V2 that self-ejects within two to five minutes of the activation of pitot heat. DeGroff is demonstrating the product at its booth (#3211) this week at NBAA-BACE.