Video: 737 reverse thrust in the air?

[Tyler Pinkerton]

Shots of BAE 146 series water-bomber conversions fighting the Sunshine Fire near Boulder this week, show the rear-of-fuselage thrust flaps extended in flight.

I assume it's to slow the speed for the slurry drop to give it a smaller footprint & higher concentration of the slurry onto the target area of fire.

That is just a speed brake.


On the E Jets, WOW has to occur for the thrust reversers to deploy. If there is no WOW and the reverser deploys, the FADEC will automatically command the engine to idle.

For this reason, once we land and have commanded reverse thrust, we are not supposed to abort any landing. If you do abort you must wait until both reverse lights are in green before you can bring them out of reverse and then apply power, otherwise there is a chance that the reversers will not fully lock back in place.

 

[z987k]

Underrated comment.

Ya, I would say 99% of the airplanes that people use this technique in have fixed gear. Which makes it pretty damn hard to raise them when going for the flaps.

 

[Roger Roger]

Ya, I would say 99% of the airplanes that people use this technique in have fixed gear. Which makes it pretty damn hard to raise them when going for the flaps.

"Thing is different and I do not understand therefore dangerous"

 

[z987k]

"Thing is different and I do not understand therefore dangerous"

Well, objectively that is true. I did my first ever flight on skis (ride along in the right seat) the other day and to say I was comfortable with the first takeoff and landing would be stretching it. Holy crap is that stuff bumpy. But after seeing how everything works, much more comfortable.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Ughhhhhh...Nails on a freakin chalk board...

I've been having FO's read the section in the AIM where it says "Do not say this"

There are some that would consider you "that guy" for that, but I applaud it.

 

[z987k]

There are some that would consider you "that guy" for that, but I applaud it.

Ya, we're not weekend warriors anymore. How about we learn to talk on the radio.
Although, it's certainly not limited to new regional FOs. Coasting in to the US and tuning VHF is like nails on a chalkboard.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

It's common to use two of reversers in flight on the C-17 for a combat descent.

Also, the Pilates PC-6 uses beta in flight to get down fast after dropping off skydivers.

 

[thevideographer]

Sometimes on the CRJ-200 the thrust reversers deploy for no reason when you shut down the engines.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

Ya, we're not weekend warriors anymore. How about we learn to talk on the radio.
Although, it's certainly not limited to new regional FOs. Coasting in to the US and tuning VHF is like nails on a chalkboard.

Particularly the eastern US... holy crap the dumbassery on guard is 1000% worse than anywhere else in the world.

 

[z987k]

Particularly the eastern US... holy crap the dumbassery on guard is 1000% worse than anywhere else in the world.

The only things I hear on guard elsewhere in the world is two countries that don't like each other telling the other to go away and either ATC or another airplane trying to give a new frequency to an out of range.
If it's anything else, it's 100% of the time an American. I always imagine it's a new FO and the captain just slaps the • out of him for that crap. Or revokes his radio use privileges.

New idea - The FCC requires a test to get the permit. It includes things like how to properly use the radio. Phraseology, especially ICAO english.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Particularly the eastern US... holy crap the dumbassery on guard is 1000% worse than anywhere else in the world.

You're on guard, sir.

 

[ppragman]

Same goes for shooting smack, smoking crack, shoving whatever the latest designer drug is up your ass. Whenever you think something is such a bad idea no sane person in their right mind would ever try it, along comes Joe Bagadonuts to prove you wrong.

This isn't necessarily a fair comparison.

 

[BEEF SUPREME]

Riddle me this:

During landing, at 9 ft RA the PF engages the reversers, and drops like the proverbial rock. And for some reason, when the plane bounces with the reversers out, the RA indication exceeds 10 ft. What happen to the reversers? This got to thinking about the LR60 accident at CAE.

Or the Challenger accident at ASE


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[Zondaracer]

LOL dang iPhone autocorrect!

 

[ppragman]

Riddle me this:

During landing, at 9 ft RA the PF engages the reversers, and drops like the proverbial rock. And for some reason, when the plane bounces with the reversers out, the RA indication exceeds 10 ft. What happen to the reversers? This got to thinking about the LR60 accident at CAE.

This is interesting, what happens, do they stow?

 

[BobDDuck]

This is interesting, what happens, do they stow?

On the #notreallyaboeing, once the reversers are open, they stay open unless you close them via the thrust lever quadrant, even if you manage to retrigger some of the lockout logic. Not sure if the actual Boeing line works the same way.