Aircraft Airflow Sensor Having Error Correction Based on Aircraft Movement and Process of Correcting an Aircraft Airflow Sensor Output Based on Aircraft Movement

A process of implementing an aircraft airflow sensor probe comprising:

• configuring an aircraft with a vane assembly;
• allowing rotational movement of the vane assembly with a shaft configured to rotatably hold the vane assembly;
• sensing a direction of local airflow outside the aircraft with the vane assembly;
• detecting aircraft movement with at least one accelerometer;
• sensing and outputting a rotational position of the vane assembly with a sensor;
• determining at least a measured angle of attack of the aircraft based on the rotational position of the vane assembly with an angle of attack processor;
• providing aircraft movement data to the angle of attack processor with the at least one accelerometer;
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• determining a correction value based on the aircraft movement data provided by the at least one accelerometer and outputting a corrected angle of attack of the aircraft with the angle of attack processor.