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AIR BRAKE – a brake in which the mechanism is
actuated by the manipulation of air pressure. The
term is often used to describe brakes that employ
air under pressure above atmospheric, in contrast
to vacuum brakes, which employ pressure below
atmospheric.

AIR CRAFT SERVICE STATION – portion of an
airport where flammable liquids are stored or
dispensed and shall include all facilities essential
thereto such as underground tanks from which
aircraft fuel and lubricants maybe drawn through
dispensing device.

AIR GUN - a weapon (or toy), designed to discharge
normally from the shoulder, in which the expanding
force of compressed air is employed to propel the
projectile. Specifically, an air gun must have a
smoothbore barrel. The projectile are commonly
either round metal balls, special metal bullets, or
pellets, or darts.

AIR PISTOL - a weapon (or toy) as described above,
except that is intended to be discharged normally
from one hand. The weapon variety of air pistol
mat have either a smoothbore r rifled barrel. The
toy variety is not rifled. Missiles used are the same
types as for air rifles and air guns.

AIR RESISTANCE – refers to the resistance
encountered by the bullet while in flight.

AIR SHOTGUN - a smoothbore shoulder arm using
compressed air to propel a small quantity of round
shot in the fashion of the common shotgun. In the
modern breech loading air shotguns, the charge is

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