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Noun Concept
Categories: Aviation stubs, Aircraft wing components, Aircraft controls
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airbrake  dive brake  air brake  dive brakes  speed brake
EN
A small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft WordNet 3.0
English:
aeronautics
aircraft
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A small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In aeronautics, air brakes or speed brakes are a type of flight control surface used on an aircraft to increase the drag on the aircraft. Wikipedia
Dive brakes or dive flaps are deployed to slow down an aircraft when in a dive. Wikipedia
A type of flight control system used on aircraft to reduce speed Wikipedia Disambiguation
Flight control surface used on an aircraft to increase drag Wikidata
IS A
restraint
flight control surface
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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airbrake, dive brake
Wikipedia
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dive brake, air brake (aeronautics)
Wikidata
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air brake, dive brake
Wikipedia Redirections
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Air brake (aircraft), airbrake (aeronautics), dive brakes, speed brake, speed brakes, speedbrake, speedbrakes

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