Reverse Thrust

Mike Bridge · Post by **Mike Bridge** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:13 am

Question

Now i always thought that you could only apply reverse thrust when you were on the ground.
But in the latest edition of Aero Australia - a Magazine - It has a photo of a Russia Aircraft that the Russian President brought out for APEC.
I reckon it would be 8-15 metres off the runway landing and it has the reverse thrusters on already ?

Is this the norm ?

maj · Post by **maj** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:47 am

Is this the norm ?

No
[/quote]It has a photo of a Russia Aircraft

A Russian plane huh? Doesn't surprise me!

Post by **1691** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:34 am

Probably depends on both the operator and manufacturer. The DC-8 with the JT3 engines was authorized for reverse thrust in flight for expedited descent. It was only allowed on #2 and #3 engines, but still, idle reverse in flight...weird.

yoni63 · Post by **yoni63** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:06 am

Hmmm, maybe it was inop?

Mike Schmitt · Post by **Mike Schmitt** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:07 am

I believe the concord did the same thing too.

Post by **nwadc10** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:45 am

I had read before that some older aircraft are approved to use reverse thrust in flight. It's the equivalent of using speed brakes.

Post by **DHG750R** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:47 pm

nwadc10 wrote:I had read before that some older aircraft are approved to use reverse thrust in flight. It's the equivalent of using speed brakes.

The C-17 allows use of idle reverse in flight for that very reason - expedited decent.

http://www.flightlevel350.com/Aircraft_ ... -5025.html

Brogs · Post by **Brogs** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:50 am

I believe its against the Law with Civil Aircraft, but the Russians are a different matter, an old friend of mine is in charge of the manufacture of a fleet of tu204,s for the Chinese being built in Russia and according to him ,he has seen the Russians do it ,but its a definite no no in the West

Jamal_Pratt · Post by **Jamal_Pratt** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:05 am

They most likely switch out their coffee dispensers for vodka dispensers too

Post by **esurfman** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:49 am

Jamal_Pratt wrote:They most likely switch out their coffee dispensers for vodka dispensers too

That's it, I'm quiting Globe for Aeroflot...

Post by **nwadc10** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:48 pm

esurfman wrote:
Jamal_Pratt wrote:They most likely switch out their coffee dispensers for vodka dispensers too
That's it, I'm quiting Globe for Aeroflot...

...I'm already there...

Mike Bridge · Post by **Mike Bridge** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:03 pm

The C-17s are amazing!
Love the tatical decent

This Russian thing was a PAX A/C.
Was really quiet off putting looking at it!

Thanks for the info.

Vodka instead or water ??? put me down for Aeroflot aswell !

yoni63 · Post by **yoni63** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:04 pm

Unrelated, looks like the FAA is in process of changing up some of the Sids and Stars to save on delays. One of the big issues is noise abatement of course. One artical said the FAA in some cases will not necessarily consider the issue of noise abatement when it comes to expediency of getting aircraft in and out of some areas.

People are already whining! LOL, I wish I could come in at about 100 feet off the deck with a C-5 screaming in slow flight!