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dive brake
noun
Aeronautics.
- a flap deployed from the wings or fuselage of an aircraft, as a dive bomber or sailplane, that increases drag to permit a relatively steep angle of descent without a dangerous buildup in speed.
dive brake
noun
- a flap or spoiler extended from the wings of a ground-attack aircraft for controlling a dive
- another name for air brake
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dive brake1
First recorded in 1935–40
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Well, they calculated to set the dive brakes at twelve degrees at the point where Lynds was.
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The jet fighter was coming up astern, dive brakes extended to reduce its speed.
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I switched off the automatic controls at the point where the dive brakes were to have been engaged.
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