Re:Preliminary report into Air India crash released
by imoverclocked on Saturday July 12, 2025 @02:18AM
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You can put the reversers on for a tactical descent though :P
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Re:Preliminary report into Air India crash released
by ExoticPearTree on Saturday July 12, 2025 @02:41AM
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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.