When you're flying on a commercial jet, you naturally become very familiar with the sound and feeling of the powerful turbine engines. As you take off, you can feel their rumbling muscle rocketing ...

Airplanes can do many things, notably getting people to their destination very quickly, but they still need a tug to push ...

An American Airlines Airbus A321 experienced engine trouble while taking off from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) ...

It was the sound of the thrust reverser deploying. A pilot proficiency examiner (PPE) was conducting check rides for two contract pilots who worked part time for the owner of the aircraft.

In fact, unlike the thrust reversers on most airliners, including the Boeing 747 jumbo, they do not stop the aircraft in a shorter distance than brakes and spoilers alone. They do, however ...

Dublin, Sept. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Aircraft Nacelle And Thrust Reverser Global Market Report 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global aircraft nacelle ...

Danish investigators have determined that an Airbus A320 crew’s aborting a landing, despite activating reverse-thrust, resulted in control difficulties as the aircraft climbed away with one ...

The aircraft subsequently climbed away with asymmetric thrust after a software logic condition enabled the left-hand engine’s reverser doors to remain open while the right-hand engine’s doors ...

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 ...

The thrust retarders did not function properly. Pitch up slowed the jets, particularly the jet at Sundance Airport aircraft. Two sets of experienced pilots could not recover from reverser ...