Comment by arp242
2 days ago
You also can't reverse a plane while flying it...
This is a rather odd comparison. You can slam the brakes, yank the steering week, and do all sorts of things to intentionally make the car crash.
2 days ago
You also can't reverse a plane while flying it...
This is a rather odd comparison. You can slam the brakes, yank the steering week, and do all sorts of things to intentionally make the car crash.
You can put the reversers on for a tactical descent though :P
They look nice, but they can be turned on the C17 (and probably other military airplanes).
Commercial airplanes have safeguards against in-flight thrust reverser deployment. That is why they only work in tandem with the ground sensing systems - like the airplane must firmly believe both main landing gears to be physically on the ground for both reversers to be operational.