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How is the brake (shown on the nacelle sketch) used?

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How is the brake (shown on the nacelle sketch) used?

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The brakes are used as a lock to prevent rotation of the turbine once the rotor has been slowed to zero speed. Actual braking from speed is done aerodynamically (by feathering the rotor blades).

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