Air brake

Look up air brake, air brakes, airbrake, or airbrakes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Air brake may refer to:

Air brake (aeronautics), in aeronautics, a type of flight control system used on aircraft to reduce speed
Air brake (road vehicle), a type of brake used on large vehicles in place of hydraulic brakes, using compressed air
Railway air brake, a type of brake operated by compressed air and used on locomotives and railroad cars .

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