No, that feeling is the result of a special component of the jet engines aptly named the thrust reversers. It's thanks to the thrust reversers that commercial jets can slow to a safe stop on the ...

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 ...

This is where the second goal of backyard jet engines come in – thrust. You need a usable amount of thrust before you can strap that engine to a go-cart and go cruising around the neighborhood.

Some aircraft engines have thrust reversers designed to help speed a descent: The U.S. Air Force C-17, for example, uses reverse thrust to get on the ground faster in combat zones. NASA’s ...

When a jet needs an extra kick to launch from an aircraft carrier, punch past Mach 1, or evade enemy weapons, it uses its afterburner. Producing a big jolt of thrust—and dramatic flame—the ...

The Safran Nacelles Services Americas MRO station will provide maintenance and repair services to Republic Airways for the ...

The C-20G (Gulfstream III) is an all-weather, long-range, high speed aircraft powered by two Rolls-Royce Spey MK511-8 turbofan engines with thrust reversers. The aircraft has an executive ...