Patent ID: 7407136

Claim:
A static port skin appliqué for an aircraft measurement reference, comprising: a panel configured to overlay and to be substantially conformal to a fuselage surface at a location; a retainer configured to secure the panel against the fuselage surface at the location; an aperture in the panel, configured to couple air to a corresponding aperture in a static port inboard of the panel; a hole pattern through the panel in a direction perpendicular to an external surface of the static port, wherein the hole pattern has dimensions parallel to the external surface of the static port substantially equal to dimensions of a hole pattern in the static port; and a thermally conductive insert fitted into the panel, wherein, exclusive of holes of the hole pattern, the combined thickness of the insert and panel at each point covered at least in part by the insert is substantially equal to the thickness of the panel away from the insert, wherein the insert contacts, aligns with, has a surface area comparable to a surface area of, and has a contour approximately equal to a contour of, the static port, and wherein the insert includes the hole pattern.