Question: Do they really reverse the engines after landing to slow the aircraft? If so, doesn't this put a huge strain on the engines? — Submitted by reader Andy, Granada Hills, Calif. Answer: Reverse ...

Landing a massive passenger aircraft requires a host of different systems and procedures to work correctly, and there are many redundancies in place when conditions are less than ideal or the ...

Investigators have disclosed that a TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320 involved in a thrust-reverser incident just before touchdown in Denmark started veering to the left as the crew attempted to abort the ...

A modified thrust reverser that reduces noise and augments thrust on Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 series engines is being offered to Boeing MD-80 operators by Las Vegas-based Dugan Kinetics. "A new stow ...

The company will provide thrust reverser relay control boxes to Boeing for DC-10, MD-10, KC-10 and KDC-10 aircraft. The FAA-mandated boxes, which provide wing engine thrust reverse lock-out, are based ...

(MENAFN- Navistrat Analytics) 1st July 2025 – The demand for Aircraft nacelle and thrust reverser are increasing owing to rising demand for new aircraft production. Advanced airplane nacelle and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

A Canadair CRJ similar to the one involved in the 2007 vibration incident. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons/Eddie Maloney In Part 1, we discussed how vibrations can cause challenges with aircraft ...

When discussing Qantas flight 31, we need more science and less hyperbolic linkbait. Cooler heads should prevail. This week brought us the so-called “engine explosion” and “crash landing” of a ...

"Mayday, mayday, mayday. We have lost both engines due to fuel starvation. We're gliding now," transmitted 28-year-old First Officer Dirk DeJager over the emergency frequency. It was August 24, 2001, ...