Additional Information TRAS: Since the 747-8 TRAS utilizes much of the same technology that Smiths provides on the Boeing 777, the system benefits from the improved reliability of mature products.

Thrust reversers are small ports located on the outside of the engine, which open up into the engine's outer layer. That outer layer normally pulls in cool air, which helps to spin up the turbofan ...

A: Reverse thrust is most useful at higher speeds. Below 100 knots, almost all the deceleration force is from the brakes. You cannot say a specific percentage as it changes during the landing rollout.

Thrust reversal in aircraft It functions by directing the thrust produced by the plane’s jet engines forward, rather than backwards By BL Internet Desk ...

When deploying the reverse thrusters, that efflux is redirected towards the front of the aircraft -- which could mean towards a terminal building, another aircraft, ground crew, or even passengers.

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 jets hinged on the use of reverse thrust.

Speed controls also have to be capable of reverse rotation, which means new firmware as well. We’re curious to see how the quadcopter community settles on the control systems for inverted flight.

Reverse-thrust was activated some 800m from the threshold. The inquiry says this thrust was "close" to maximum, but not fully so. The aircraft was still travelling at around 100-110kt as it passed ...

A: Reverse thrust is most useful at higher speeds. Below 100 knots, almost all the deceleration force is from the brakes. You cannot say a specific percentage as it changes during the landing rollout.

A: Reverse thrust is most useful at higher speeds. Below 100 knots, almost all the deceleration force is from the brakes. You cannot say a specific percentage as it changes during the landing rollout.