Question: Do they really reverse the engines after landing to slow the aircraft? If so, doesn't this put a huge strain on the engines? — Submitted by reader Andy, Granada Hills, Calif. Answer: Reverse ...

Answer: Many jets have the capability to redirect much of the exhaust from the engine out the side and slightly forward. This is known as reverse thrust. The primary use for reverse thrust is to aid ...

Russian authorities have ordered immediate action by Tupolev Tu-204 operators in the wake of two runway overruns by Red Wings aircraft, including the fatal accident at Moscow Vnukovo. Federal aviation ...

Jet engines are relatively simple in their basic design, but advancements in gas turbine engine technology have mostly done away with the cool-looking bucket-type reverse thrust systems. These thrust ...

When you're flying on a commercial jet, you naturally become very familiar with the sound and feeling of the powerful turbine engines. As you take off, you can feel their rumbling muscle rocketing the ...

I read “Exit Excursions” ( AW&ST March 24, p. 42) with interest, because when I was a performance engineer at Douglas Aircraft, none of the FAA-approved landing distance information for the MD-series ...

Preliminary analysis of the right Pratt & Whitney Canada PW305A engine on a Learjet 60 that overran the runway at the Columbia Metropolitan airport in South Carolina the night of 19 September after ...

This video shows the SAAB JA 37 Viggen using its famous reverse thrust system. Unlike modern fighters, the Viggen was designed to deploy thrust reversal even on the runway. The aircraft can slow down ...

A thrust reverser has been found deployed on the crashed Spanair MD-82, Spanish daily newspapers El Mundo and El Pais reported today; it was not immediately clear which of the two engines was affected ...