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KevinTsai
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 Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 8:16 pm Post subject: When do you use reverse thrust on landing? |
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I know that you use reverse thrust to stop the plane but when do you use it? In real life do you use reverse thrust soon as you touchdown or do you have to wait till the nose gear touches down and then use reverse thrust? Which is the professional way?
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CRJCapt
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 8:26 pm Post subject: Re: When do you use reverse thrust on landing? |
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| KevinTsai wrote: |
| I know that you use reverse thrust to stop the plane but when do you use it? In real life do you use reverse thrust soon as you touchdown or do you have to wait till the nose gear touches down and then use reverse thrust? Which is the professional way? |
You can use a little reverse thrust after touchdown but you want to wait until the nose wheel is down before using deep reverse. In a real aircraft, you can control the amount of reverse thrust. This is because one reverser may not deploy and cause a loss of directional control. You want to be out of reverse thrust below 60 knots because of the chance that the engines could ingest foreign objects. Brakes and reverse thrust are used together. The aircraft does not have to use reverse thrust, required landing distance is computed without factoring in reverse thrust. However, it is almost always used to save wear and tear on brakes |
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Prozac919
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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| It varies by aircraft. When I flew Learjets and DC-10s, we would not engage it until after nosegear touchdown. We had to be out of reverse by 60 knots. In the 737, we can engage it at 10' radar altitude. However, no one does this as it will result in a very hard landing. We engage revese thrust upon main gear touchdown (sometimes before nose gear touch down) but still must be out of reverse by 60 knots. |
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walesdragon
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| Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:24 am Post subject: |
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Um, how do you use reverse thrust lol?
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CRJCapt
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| Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:43 am Post subject: |
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| walesdragon wrote: |
| Um, how do you use reverse thrust lol? |
Hold down the F2 key. |
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cheezyflier
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| Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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just pull a dukes of hazzard turn as you go down the runway, and voila! reverse thrust!
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Cheeks
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:58 am Post subject: |
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| cheezyflier wrote: |
| just pull a dukes of hazzard turn as you go down the runway, and voila! reverse thrust! |
 That got me laughing 
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Bartfs
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| Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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What i always do:
Long enough runway:
Reverse when nose wheel is on the ground. Speed brakes when main gear touches the ground. Disengage revers under 50 knots.. lower speedbrakes when you are exiting the runway
Short runway:
Reverse when you hit the ground, so as speed brakes.
Hold them till you want to turn. Or hold them till about 10-20 knots or complete stand still. |
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Yes, all ppl who are not yet hearing impaired... sounds really good when you turn up the volume and use a good soundset.
OT ..did you end up taking the gig?
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