Submitted by reader Andy, Granada Hills, Calif. Answer: Reverse thrust is a bit of a misnomer. The air from the fan is deflected out the side of the engine, creating a massive amount of drag.

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.

UK investigators have found that an Airbus A320 captain, having initiated a go-around on touchdown at Corfu, cycled the thrust levers forward and back after realising reverse-thrust had already ...

The first 107-seat Airbus A318 powered by 21,600-lb.-thrust CFM International CFM56-5B8 turbofans is shown during its 4-hr. maiden flight on Aug. 29 from Hamburg, Germany. First delivery to ...

Submitted by reader Andy, Granada Hills, Calif. Answer: Reverse thrust is a bit of a misnomer. The air from the fan is deflected out the side of the engine, creating a massive amount of drag.