The Runway Magazine Jan/Feb 2017 | Page 13

OPERATIONAL runway speed after landing
CONCERNS to proceed to – the taxiway if it is near the end of the landing runway that
Older has being aircraft used with . tail mounted Pratt and Whitney JT-8D series engines such as early DC-9 seOlder aircraft with tail mounted Pratt and Whitney JT-8D series engines such as early DC-9 series , B-727 and B-737-200 ’ s with low hanging wing engines that used hinged cowls for the reverse thrust . The pilot can delay deploying it , because with the clearance to ground there is a high probability for debris OPERATIONAL entering the engines CONCERNS
Older aircraft with tail mounted Pratt and Whitney JT-8D series engines such as early DC-9 series , B-727 and B-737-200 ’ s with low hanging wing engines that used hinged cowls for the reverse thrust . The pilot can delay deploying it , because with the clearance to ground there is a high probability for debris entering the engines . Moreover , if the pilot needs to abort the landing to gain the full thrust quickly thrust reversers should not deployed . Modern airlines no longer use these types of thrust reverse mechanism . continued to next page >
In passenger aircraft , reverse thrust is only used when on the ground . There are typically interlocks Thrust in the system reversers that do prevent not always the thrust have reversers to be operational from deploying for an aircraft if the aircraft to fly . The does thrust not sense reversers that can it is on also the break ground , in . which Once the case aircraft they will touches be mechanically down , the pilot locked will to deploy prevent the them reverse from thrust deploying . But until military they aircraft can be , thrust fixed . reversers Many airlines can be do used not use in the thrust air . As reversers it will enable to save them fuel to or perform maintain very a higher steep
runway descents speed . after landing to proceed to the taxiway if it is near the end of the landing runway that has Thrust being reversers used . do not always have to be operational for an aircraft to fly . The thrust reversers can also break , in which case they will be mechanically locked to prevent them from deploying until they can be fixed . Many airlines do not use thrust reversers to save fuel or maintain a higher
OPERATIONAL runway speed after landing
CONCERNS to proceed to – the taxiway if it is near the end of the landing runway that

Older has being aircraft used with . tail mounted Pratt and Whitney JT-8D series engines such as early DC-9 seOlder aircraft with tail mounted Pratt and Whitney JT-8D series engines such as early DC-9 series , B-727 and B-737-200 ’ s with low hanging wing engines that used hinged cowls for the reverse thrust . The pilot can delay deploying it , because with the clearance to ground there is a high probability for debris OPERATIONAL entering the engines CONCERNS

. Moreover , if the pilot needs to abort the landing to gain the full thrust quickly thrust reversers should not deployed . Modern airlines no longer use these types of thrust

Older aircraft with tail mounted Pratt and Whitney JT-8D series engines such as early DC-9 series , B-727 and B-737-200 ’ s with low hanging wing engines that used hinged cowls for the reverse thrust . The pilot can delay deploying it , because with the clearance to ground there is a high probability for debris entering the engines . Moreover , if the pilot needs to abort the landing to gain the full thrust quickly thrust reversers should not deployed . Modern airlines no longer use these types of thrust reverse mechanism . continued to next page >

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