air brake system
41Counter-pressure brake — The counter pressure brake (German: Gegendruckbremse), also named the Riggenbach counter pressure brake after its inventor, Niklaus Riggenbach, is a dynamic railway brake on steam locomotives that, through a combination of means, brakes the… …
42Global Positioning System — GPS redirects here. For other uses, see GPS (disambiguation). Geodesy Fundamentals …
43Driver's brake valve — Knorr D2 driver s brake valve (below) and auxiliary brake valve (above) on a steam locomotive …
44Vehicle brake — A vehicle brake is used to slow down a vehicle by converting its kinetic energy into heat. The basic hydraulic system, most commonly used, usually has six main stages. The brake pedal, the brake boost (vacuum servo), the master cylinder, the… …
45Plattsburgh Air Force Base — PAFB redirects here. For the military airport in Alaska with that ICAO code, see Ladd Army Airfield. For the civil use of this facility and airport information, see Plattsburgh International Airport. Plattsburgh Air Force Base …
46Engine indicating and crew alerting system — An example of information found on a EICAS Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) is an integrated system used in modern aircraft to provide aircraft crew with aircraft engines and other systems instrumentation and crew annunciations …
47Continuous Automatic Warning System — For the gun, see Heckler Koch HK CAWS. For the wrestling video game creation mode, see Create a wrestler. The Continuous Automatic Warning System (CAWS) is a form of cab signalling and train protection system used in Ireland to help train drivers …
48Emergency brake — An emergency brake is a separate brake system in a vehicle for use in case of failure of the regular (hydraulic or air) brakes and commonly used as a parking brake in automobiles. * For road vehicles, see Hand brake * For trains, see Emergency… …
49spring brake — Emergency or auxiliary brake system utilizing a spring load as a force for braking. May be automatically actuated by low air pressure or mechanically controlled for use as a parking brake …
50bleeding a system — Remove air bubbles from a brake system, a fuel injection system, or a cooling system so that they won t impede the flow of liquid through that system …
