Air brake
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Air brake may refer to the following contexts:
- Air brake (aircraft)Air brake (aircraft)In aeronautics, air brakes or speedbrakes are a type of flight control surface used on an aircraft to increase drag or increase the angle of approach during landing....
, in aeronautics, a type of flight control system used on aircraft to reduce speed - Air brake (road vehicle)Air brake (road vehicle)Air brakes are used in trucks, buses, trailers, and semi-trailers. George Westinghouse first developed air brakes for use in railway service. He patented a safer air brake on March 5, 1872. Originally designed and built for use on railroad train application, air brakes remain the exclusive systems...
, 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