What is reverse thrust? Explained by CAPTAIN JOE

[@mihalis1010]

That Captain Joe logo has to be the coolest and most clever thing that I have seen today.

[@thehandsomenipple3623]

World Known ikr

[@HighAway]

yeah, it's cool and all though that he's only first officer.

[@wilsjane]

+HighAway. That figures. Most captains would have forgotten all the theory by now and said something like, "press that little button next to the blue one and it operates that thing under the wing, err, what's it called ". lol. PS, I am not saying that they don't know their job. Their just bad at explaining things.

[@smacman68]

Notice how the nose of the drawing forms the C and the tail forms the J. That is his initials. Good day. -- Mr. Obvious

[@michaeltalbot8242]

World Known interesting you don't explain reverse thrust on a turbo prop aircraft!

[@krispyvc7686]

In Reverse We Thrust

[@Jana-ho9mu]

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[@dendikurniawan8577]

trust 😂

[@thebottle391]

What, bro what are you talking about

[@Alamo_YT]

@@sabretooth1347 how?

[@raphaelsackey9021]

Still laughing 😂

[@rouser301]

You're educating without being boring, you hold my attention and I'll give you a thumbs up ...but PLEASE the music distracts more than it helps and you don't really need it.

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Okay gay boy cut the crap with your weird fantasies for pilots lol I'm dying over here

[@rouser301]

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[@rouser301]

Flirt with me all you like, but you're not getting my phone number

[@Reaperrr53]

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[@mawage666]

Your background music is way too loud. I couldn't find my background music reverse volume lever.

[@sharonbraselton3135]

Turn d I wn b m volu n e

[@dixd3070]

They told me lies Planes can drive reverse

[@alone5236]

It is a foke! Don't trust them

[@Akotski-ys9rr]

When I apply reverse thrust to go backwards instead of using pushback in simulators, the airplane doesn’t really move

[@jan-lukas]

@@Akotski-ys9rr there are planes, that do use reverse thrust to push back

[@thomasriding3194]

Pushing back via reverse thrust has been banned since like the 80's - that's why tugs exist

[@FirestormX9]

they can't reverse thrust right in front of a Terminal

[@Engineer9736]

Those reverse thrust doors have to be so incredibly strong.. Diverting a force which normally launches an 100.000KG+ airplane to ~800km/h. Good topic!

[@flywithcaptainjoe]

True, yes the must cope with a lot of stress!

[@ΜανώληςΦιαγκουσάκης]

Captain Joe I understand how the reverse thrust works on engines that have those flaps opening when reverse thrust is deployed. It's like ground spoilers but in another way. What I don't understand is how the reverse thrust works on engines that are just separated in half when we use the reverse thrust. Can you explain if possible ?

[@BrokebackBob]

Captain Joe I am new subscriber and I know I will love this channel and share it. You're terrific Captain Joe!

[@chuanyh0n]

Μανώλης Φιαγκουσάκης same principle. just the flaps is internal for those engines that 'seperates in halves'

[@shermanbritto9930]

@@ΜανώληςΦιαγκουσάκης I was wondering the same thing. Check this video out to help give you a better understand of how it works kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIm9lKd8pNqrkKc

[@freewill51]

I hate to ruin the "777" number of comments but I really love this channel! Thanks for taking the time to make the videos.

[@ahmadaiman3033]

Thank you so much Captain Joe for producing these videos, it helps with my studying a lot, I'm currently doing CAT A1 License programme, MRO, and hope to further my knowledge by learning and obtaining B1 or B2 license and become a pilot after that. I'm truly am happy that you share with us all your knowledge :D

[@anoopkumar90781]

Professors have explained this to me a 1000 times........never had i paid with such attention cozz its the captain itself explaining it to me........the one who actually applies it every time we land!!

[@marktwain368]

Thanks, Captain Joe! Simple and thorough explanations, as always. Have the background music turned down a bit so it does not distract from your message.

[@africanhistory]

and a better mic so we do not get all the room echo.

[@bingbing-ti2rv]

I'm a future aeronautic mechanic,(student) and even if I already know everything u said, i love your vids... (PS: Brakes on a plane is not exactly like your car, but i understood what you meant 😂✈️, it's more like a motorcycle clutch, plane brakes on the landing wheels has multiple discs, some friction discs and some normal smooth discs, some of them are rolling at the wheel speed and there's a gap between the other ones who are not in movement. When the pilot push the brake pedal the moving discs "hugs" the non-moving discs to fill that gap between them, and it create a lot of friction exactly like a brake caliper will do on your brake disc in a car and that friction convert the plane speed into heat energy... So at the end the brake discs are really hot, but the plane is at 0 km/h... Have a good day 👌

[@Enzoxvx]

That's a pretty awesome explanation about the brakes. Didn't know that! Thanks mate

[@bingbing-ti2rv]

@@Enzoxvx you're welcome man

[@captian2044]

When I Watch your videos always help me simpley understand what you are taking about

[@thihal123]

I’d love to hear more about the different styles of reverse thrust and their efficiency

[@clif9710]

My wife's plane was diverted to Denver upon the loss of hydraulic control of flaps and reverse thrust. Denver has a three mile long runway and it was hoped that would provide enough distance to drop speed with only the landing gear brakes. It worked.

[@arunrajendran139]

Out of many pilots channel you are the best as far as i have seen. More knowledge and clarity in explanation.

[@A92CB7]

Thanks Captain Joe, well explained, I work at LAX and always wondered how reverse thrust works and yes you will DEFINITELY know when reverse thrust is used vs engine idle. Great video👍👍👍

[@harveyhalloway]

Nice use of Tangerine Dream as a soundtrack - takes me back to Risky Business 1983!

[@RupertReynolds1962]

Also a version was used in an episode of Mr Robot, I think. Live at Admiralspalast Berlin has a good version. My first TD was Force Majeure/Cloudburst Flight. Sigh...

[@weepeeteeee]

Is that a first officer uniform? Captains uniform has four stripes.

[@MitchelStokes]

Same

[@Tommemans]

Same?? What do you mean with same.

[@MitchelStokes]

Meaning a thought the same thing

[@pip12111]

Frederiksted St. Croix Call him FOJoe

[@justkilian7795]

Guys a few questions further up there is the same question answered by Joe. And youre right he is a first Officer but they decided its better to remember whith Captain and not First Officer

[@gooner72]

I love it when pilots do reverse thrust, the clamshell doors open and speed brakes and flaps are all up........ It's pretty cool.

[@ahmedlahlou8123]

Captain Joe. You are so friendly and your videos are very well explained. It's a pleasure to watch you!

[@ehsan83]

imho the MD-80 it's true that the pilot doesn't see his back but there is still the traffic agent guiding him so finally it might not necessary be that dangerous. Could you make a video to explain Rudder and Horizontal stabiliser please? Thanks for your great videos

[@S41t4r4]

One thing we definitely know is, that using reverse thrust ist extremely inefficient for rolling out of a parkingspot. The Stuttgarter Airport for example ban the use of reverse thrust for rolling back.

[@VaughnRhinehart]

MrMonado likely the main reason not to use reverse thrust for pushback is the danger to the structure, personnel, and unsecured equipment at the gate.

[@prathammehta3275]

2:12 "Trust me" more like "THRUST me"

[@shaunh2440]

Pratham Mehta stop😂

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Pratham Mehta 😏😏😏

[@CarlosAM1]

😩Lawl

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😖

[@NoodleBoy101]

HA. GAYYYYYY

[@N7DRONES]

good video, just use an external lapel microphone when recording your voice to prevent echo and it will be even better !

[@flywithcaptainjoe]

Thank you very much for your advice, I will remember that for my next recordings. Really appreciate it :)

[@BC3012]

+Captain Joe the other thing that can help is to turn down the recording mic, but turn your sound levels up in post production. try it and see.

[@TuneStunnaMusic]

If youre not moving around in your video you can alternatively use a boom mic over your head and you still wont get that echo.

[@Hollyweed1]

Also you can use a 3D/IMAX RED camera that would be ideal for the quality. And dont forget to hire a stunt for your more dangerous outtakes. Best of luck.

[@AlmightyyCres]

thats how that plane backed out with no push back!! i work at Tampa International and a few months back i noticed Delta plane back out of the gate with no push back. i was the only one that noticed it and i didnt understand what i just saw so i kinda just assumed it didnt push back by itself. i was walking and by the time i looked back at the plane it was away from the gate some how. THATS SO DAMN COOL! LOL! i need to get a video of one doing it i havent seen it happen again.

[@Biggles2498]

Captain Joe I am only a Group B PPL Twin Qualified Pilot but I have observed on regular occasions Reverse Thrust being applied BEFORE Touchdown ! Especially on EasyJet !

[@rich92674]

Captain Joe, I recently discovered your channel and love these videos. Keep up the great work!

[@Dirk-van-den-Berg]

Same here in 2020! I rarely fly but I am fascinated with the techniques of flying an aircraft.

[@Dirk-van-den-Berg]

The odd thing: with planes no one ever says: my plane is better than yours, we don't choose whether we sit on an Airbus, a Boeing, a Bombardier, an Embraer, a Toepolev, or whatever. The techniques have to be standard all over the world.

[@mariajaelgarcia2995]

I really Love planes I want to know about Planes their parts and its functions, luckily I found your KZbin Channel.

[@Dude31463]

I like that reverse thrust out of the gate at the end... I don't see why that would be an issue with some rear view cameras, in-dash monitor and some reverse flashing lights. Then you can get rid of those goofy tow trucks.

[@Kalvinjj]

It would be interesting as an idea, but the risks of jet blast increase a lot (since you are applying thrust instead of idling the engines), and fuel consumption also increases, it's just cheap, safe, simple and functional to use the tow. In other hand your question/comment does bring attention to alternative methods of taxing, since it actually represents a sufficient amount of fuel waste that it's not to be overlooked (jets are very inefficient at idling, I've heard of about 60% fuel usage of max power when idling, could be wrong but still not your average car), I've once thought of a powered landing gear that can tow the plane by itself, and then I've found out it's been studied/in the works.

[@lzh4950]

I believe some smaller airports e.g. Hobart don't have such tow trucks though; instead aircraft use asymmetrical thrust to turn around and exit their gates on departure (for that to work it'll be difficult to have aerobridges though)

[@Dana_Danarosana]

I guy I went to college with flies 767's for Delta to Asia... but he flew DC-9's for Northwest for a few years and they did power-backs. I guess the protocol at the time was that the captain and first officer would both say "feet flat on the floor" before performing a power-back as it was apparently rather easy to do an accidental "wheelie" and put the tailcone on the ground if brakes were accidentally applied while doing a power-back. The DC-9's are all gone but I haven't seen a single MD-80 do a power-back in many years. I've been told that fuel is too expensive.

[@Deathtofrogleghorn]

I flew on an MD-80 back in 2018 and they still use the same thing to back up with thrust reversers. It was the same plane that had its rudder break off and fall on the runway during takeoff too, lol! We were bouncing up and down trying to take off when it happened too, lol!

[@9LimaAlpha7]

can you apply reverse thrust instead of having a truck to push the plane back at "push back" at the gate?

[@pradipsapkota1688]

They can but don't for a safety reason

[@anthonyjarrett3206]

@@pradipsapkota1688 so true is to work at the airport!

[@mikehunt2190]

Yeah its called a powered pushback Some airlines did this back in the 70s. but no one does it anymore beucuase it burns extra fuel. Fuel consumption is managed heavily now by airlines.

[@MamoonGamingDK]

Yes, but only on body-mounted engines like the MD80. Plane manufacturers and regulators have banned powered pushbacks since the engines may suck up dirt from the ground and damage the fans. But yes, true: Airliners did powered pushbacks many years ago.

[@mrfrost3]

It will suck the terminal in the engines

[@jon87386]

Due to the intake being not far from the thrust reverser output, wouldn't there be, to some degree, a loss of the effective thrust from the thrust reversers due to a vortex ring state of sorts?

[@flywithcaptainjoe]

Good question! I´m not sure how to answer that right now, but I´ll look into it! Greetings Joe

[@Michael0697]

www.aem.umn.edu/~kmahesh/globalassets/publpdf/journal/hyunchul_jfm_crash.pdf Does this help. I don't know much about engineering, but googling vortex rings in reverse thrust, I found this article, perhaps it has some info that helps, perhaps it doesn't.

[@Streaml1neJMoose]

Along those lines if the reversers are only redirecting bypass air when you spool up to full reverse aren't you fighting yourself because the core of the turbine is making forward thrust still? Probably doesn't matter too much because most commercial engines are high bypass, but I wonder if there are mechanisms to fight that where the engine doesn't have a full clamshell to redirect all thrust (like in the MD80 video).

[@luz-5020]

Jon fritsch The point is Not just too have Reverse thrust (full reverse) but also too decrase The Outlet to The back( Idle Reverse)

[@60enterprises]

Jon fritsch At this point vortex rings are not produced due to the proximity with the ground, the distance between the wings and the ground is inferior to a wingspan

[@aviationlifebydevashish2061]

How does reverse thrust work in propeller driven engine?

[@josephthomas439]

Maybe some Pilots can I answer this because I'm not a pilot, but I do believe the blades reverse pitch

[@josephthomas439]

My saying blades, yes I meant the propeller blades

[@farukche3848]

@@josephthomas439 i think propeller cannot reverse.

[@mbrunnme]

@@farukche3848 No but the blade pitch is variable, so that gets reversed instead.

[@cockatoo010]

You can tilt the props so they send their thrust forward

[@vslingam000]

Capt Joe is good. He explains in plain English, in bite-sized portions, which is easily understandable. Could you pls explain reverse thrust in a turbo-prop plane? Thank you.

[@ZK-APA]

Vs Lingam the blade angles just change pitch so that they push air in the other direction

[@nosafetyswitch9378]

Yesterday I landed at LCY and i was sitting on top of the wing. I suddenly saw the turbine side retract and the result was immidiate, like being pulled from behind. The Bombarider came to a hault faster than i ever recall. Thrilling stuff!

[@bowiefernandes92]

What will happen if u apply reverse thrust in mid air?

[@Quasihamster]

Ask Niki Lauda.

[@Rubiboy98]

Bowie Fernandes Most aircraft will only allow the reverse thrust to be activated when the landing gear touches the ground. However there have been incidents where the reverse thrust accidentally got activated during flight which resulted in two plane crashes.

[@MegaFPVFlyer]

If both reversed simultaneously the nose would drop and the aircraft would descend very rapidly. Recoverable by throttling down the engines and disabling the reversers. (As Ruben said, this is impossible in most aircraft due to touchdown sensors built into the landing gear) Now, if one were to slam open due to a mechanical failure things get deadly very fast. Say, shortly after takeoff, the right reverser opens without warning. The nose would swing to the right very violently and the rudder would probably not have enough authority to stop it. The crew would be confused and disoriented. A huge sideslip would develop and the aircraft would basically be flying sideways. The right wing would stall and drop, and at this point recovery would be impossible. But it's that pesky "mechanical failure" part that makes that scenario essentially impossible. The reversers have many sets of extremely tough locks that keep them closed. All of them would have to fail simultaneously.

[@shantoantony5821]

Ruben Xue

[@Rubiboy98]

SHANTO ANTONY that's my name.

[@shinkreytpuylap]

2:26 JAL’s Old livery

[@alphaadhito]

Why i don't find this channel earlier? Thanks for the explanation ;-)

[@flywithcaptainjoe]

Thank you very much for your kind words, there are many many videos to come, don´t worry :) Greetings Joe

[@malamuteaerospace6333]

Clam shell or Buckets the only reverse thrust that ever worked, the rest just making lots of noise. My B1-B had no reverse or chutes and we had no problems.. Sometimes they are just more things to break, the tri-jet falcons only use 1 reverse thrust you don't need them, just help.

[@kinsley2108]

Some military aircraft use powerback to reverse out of parking. It reduces the need for ground support equipment at an airfield. I've seen one powering back and it swallowed its own intake vortex, causing the engine to surge. It blew up right in front of my hangar. That was uhhh, IMPRESSIVE! Scared the hell out of everyone that day haha.

[@micahclaussen5929]

"Reverse frust"

[@abm8017]

Micah Claussen retherse frust

[@northkoreanairforce9529]

Ok so it wasnt just me who kept on hearing "reverse frust"

[@blotski]

His English is so good it's a shame to point out mistakes. This (annoying) way of pronouncing 'th' is quite common in London and the south west of England. It can cause confusion sometimes. Frust is obviously thrust because there's no such thing as frust. However, free/three - first/thirst - frill/thrill etc .. the list goes.

[@BangiBoom]

Micah Claussen 😂😂😂

[@yoda1197]

BazaB. True. His English is really good. And I think he is German not English. Nevertheless, it's good by any standard.

[@stevengarner3479]

I just love how he says "reverze thruzt"

[@jbbrentd.calubaquib3509]

He is a German pilot so he has that awesome accent

[@scrippslarry]

Well done video -thanks!

[@flywithcaptainjoe]

Thank you :)

[@angelgarnetgloves128]

Dear Joe did u went to normal flight shcool or military?

[@freshlove7926]

Captain Joe - are you single ? How can i marry you ? 😁😍😍😍

[@rsrp2002]

Fantastic and useful video. Absolute clarity on REVERSE THRUST

[@lubnaahamed8256]

Sir we missed a teacher like u ...

[@jpulley]

Great video, I learned a lot.

[@flywithcaptainjoe]

Glad I could help, greetings Joe

[@la-ia1404]

Reverse thrust is when you pull out.

[@tardyfriend3549]

Tina Einstein omg lol

[@wilsongomez1089]

OH nuuuuuuuu

[@Matty__Matt]

Tina Einstein : Damn that's funny! At first I thought you were talking about a plane reversing. Then I thought about 3 seconds longer and realized what you meant! 😉

[@2fbDJLL]

QUESTION: If both pilots die in flight, can a flight attendant land the plane??? Are they trained to do that?

[@flywithcaptainjoe]

No they are not trained for that. In case one pilot get´s incapacitated I would ask for a flight attendant to assit me with the checklists, or check the briefing sheet if another colleague (pilot)is on board! Greetings Joe

[@2fbDJLL]

Captain Joe Thanks! And what do you suppose would happen if both pilots are killed and no one on board is a pilot? Cool videos btw.

[@jonkoxl2069]

they should ask passengers if they are good at playing flight sims lol

[@kisshorekampara7541]

Very clear. I understood the sound difference when it land

[@robertmixon3167]

Hey Joe I have been on a few DC-9s with EASTERN and the pilot used reversethrust backing away from the gate. The engines would power up a little ,and the aircraft would roll forward slightly and then would using the reverse thrust , then back away from the gate. The pilot would watch the ground crew to let him know when to make his turn to start his taxi to the runway. We did this at JFK and in ATLANTA. No need for a pilot tug.

[@kristofferkurtsson5040]

Have you ever Done an Emergency Landing?

[@meganb.2249]

Define "emergency."

[@goosebox2842]

Define "landing".

[@zephyr2278]

Guys, these are words you should know

[@_depresso_1104]

Define "Define"

[@cyrix165]

Define “Emergency”

[@daffy6227]

Problem with this back ground music not a good idea but other then that not bad.

[@ChetanMTejas]

Hey Cap you're videos are awesome and very helpful for me as a student. Can you please upload a video of the working principal of flaps and slats?

[@flywithcaptainjoe]

Hey Chetan! Yes sure I´ll see what I can do! Greetings Joe

[@oopsies4321]

Captain Joe I love planes I am only I 8 and I want to be a pilot thx cap joe I love Ryanair and the A380 thx

[@AnishAbraham]

Watching the flaps and slats in action are the best ever!

[@spl311bt]

back in the early 80`s when I was working at air Canada cargo in yvr,i remember pilots using reverse thrust on the dc8 freighters to assist on the pushback on rare mornings with conditions that were too icy for the pushout tractor to manage.

[@gornoman]

I have experienced Reverse Thrust usage inflight coming into the Grand Junction Airport on a direct flight from Chicago ORD. The pilot came on and warned us he was going to do it as we dropped over the edge of the mesa on final. My guess is it was just idle reverse thrust, but we did see the shovels rotate out behind the engines. This was back in the late seventies, I have no idea of the aircraft type. Probably my third flight ever, that's why I remember it so well.

[@charliehotel9223]

Oh, ohne Untertitel. Na ja, ich persönlich kann dein Englisch gut verstehen, also ist das nicht so schlimm. Schönes Video!

[@flywithcaptainjoe]

+DUSspotting Die Untertitel sind im nächsten Video wieder dabei :)

[@charliehotel9223]

Okay, gut zu wissen, auch wenn ich sie nicht vermisst habe :)

[@gonzalopanduro4654]

Captain Joe hi capitain joe my name is Gonzalo Panduro in your next video can you pleace talk abou if it makes any diference if you fly the evening or in the mornings because i preferd to fly in mornings time thak you.

[@VenomKiller93]

why is there a blackbar at the bottom???

[@butterfinger4393]

Shawn Nicholas cuz hes wearing gym shorts ..

[@butterfinger4393]

Jk its for the subtitles

[@b4rr0s]

Tangerine Dream - Love on a Real Train (Background Music)

[@sandrisaug]

As usual - this is one more superior video, detailed explanation using easy to understand language and goog mood. Thank You and have a nice day, Captain Joe!

[@MAGA_Extremist]

Great tutorial you broke it down very well to where I can understand

[@Kevin-yh8ol]

Waow for a second there I thought he was Frank Lampard

[@JrZodiac]

I know!

[@flywithcaptainjoe]

Biggest compliment ever :) Thanks Kevin

[@romeohermann]

Capt: post more videos or did you get tired? 😂😂😂😂

[@romeohermann]

Desert_Breeze what is FO, lol

[@romeohermann]

Desert_Breeze his video page says Captain 😳 so I am calling what it says.

[@romeohermann]

Desert_Breeze cool, thanks Breeze

[@alexf1525]

Die Wurst fo become captains so cut this bullsit

[@lovethai8332]

Dear captain. Thanks for all video. I' like travel all the world that's why I want to be a pilot. But the question I'm 50 years old I can pilot.

[@FireboyHDGaming]

love thai Most airlines only hire 30 or younger

[@nikoandrusic5426]

Hey Captain Joe thank u for the german subtitles it helps me a lot to understand the complicate words! Good video.

[@colitipal]

On a Boeing, the little levers that engage the thrust reversers, you can actually vary the reverse thrust depending on how much h the e little levers are pulled back.

[@riding4beers889]

reverse thrust has been out of protocol since the 1980's sir you can ALT F4

[@camillecirrus3977]

Me playing KSP: "Man, i wonder how reverse thrust would even work" KZbin a week later:

[@rolandranderee5885]

The Time I’m watching this is 7:37 am

[@wonderingmind9847]

We learn so much valuable information from your videos...keep going

[@annejoshpoissant1582]

My career also makes me appreciate the miracle Capt Sullenberger managed to pull. There is so many factors he had to stuff in this equation in order to keep this plane in one piece, I still can't believe it.

[@organbuilder272]

A captain has 4 stripes

[@MotoCrazy66]

He has 4 black ones, does that count?

[@flywithcaptainjoe]

Great answer :) Thanks :)

[@MotoCrazy66]

I knew you'd like it!

[@peterlipari9132]

+Captain Joe HEY CAP!!! just wanted to say that was an awesome video. I really want to get my pilots license SO BAD!!!!!! Actually next Month I plan on going for my glider license, then when I can save up for power I will go for my power endorsement. I figured I'd go this route since it's cheaper to learn the basics of aerodynamics and basic flight controls in a glider vs a power plane. this way by the time I get enough for the power endorsement I'll at least have some experience and might earn my license with the minimum required flight hours!!!!

[@MichaelVanHeemst]

Frust

[@meganb.2249]

Reverse thrust is when he pulls out. :/

[@eddiemcars]

Can you explain braking? Why is it sometimes pilots brake harder than others? Either right away or last minute like they're trying to avoid missing an exit.

[@yttv4049]

궁금햇는데 내용 잘들었습니다. 흡입공기가 배기에 빠져나가기전 역풍으로 속도를 줄인다는 개념은 알고있엇지만 저렇게 눈으로 영상을 직접보기는 처음인듯요

[@dominiqueboyce2881]

Could you just shut that annoying music while you speak? I like everything else

[@alrikboe8165]

"wewerse frusft"

[@brennancrumb835]

Weverst frusft

[@gaius_enceladus]

"Reverse thrust" - when you pull *out* of the stewardess.......

[@redblade8160]

Captain Joe. You did not mention the trailing edge flaps on the wings, this helps to slow down the plane more that the spoilers do (but then you are only a pilot and not an engineer).

[@davecrupel2817]

That md80 trick is actually pretty cool. Im sure their pilots would ask the tower if their 6 was clear before they did that. But, in my opinion, the more self sufficient an aircraft is, the better. :)

[@SimanSlivar]

yes cap some airlines use power back at small regional airports or when the tug is MIA. But its not practiced as much because of fuel usage.

[@stephenanderson1944]

Started working at an airport and see planes landing all the time, 757 767 777 Airbus 300/310 MD10 and MD11 and all of them I've seen have used reverse thrust and the sounds it makes is heaven, it's like taking off from a standstill but slowing down and it's so cool

[@jeronimocastro3282]

Great video captain, I can tell you it is now not used due to fuel consumption however it was used on the mad dogs back then when fuel prices were low.

[@notallthatbad]

I noticed the engine you show in the first clip had thrust doors (don't know what they are called) which look unusual to me. They kind of "flap" or fold out. I don't know if they are used often on today's planes, but the ones I usually see don't seem like doors at all. It looks like the engine casing just moves forward, and exposes the engine innards. My question is - how does the reverse thrust work in that case? It doesn't seem to "reflect" air off of anything.

[@johnclarke1045]

Joe, Am I right in saying that the reverse thrust is only the cold bypass air and not any air from the engine core. Purely bypass fan air that gets reversed. Since the majority of thrust comes from the bypass air, this is why the thrust is increased in the opposite direction.

[@marzieanaabrahman7463]

Ok..I might re-explained to my daughter..i said the plane doesn't have reverse gear (my mistake)..thats why the plane needs the tug to do the pushback..starting from your video Cap. i just realized that plane have reverse thrust to do the reverse operation but prohibited during taxiing..good explanation..😃

[@mem3656]

had to fix a flat mai gear on a md 80 once, tug driver was taking his time pushing back from the vate so the lead tech started the engines and reverse thrust out of gate. needless to say it was his last day on the job.

[@markburckhard553]

Captain Joe - We used to be able to reverse engines #2 & #3 in flight on the DC-8-73. It shook a lot and a lot of crews didn't like to do it, so just planned our descents with more room.

[@jordanrenaud-pq7rx]

Maybe the pilots could see behind with cameras. RE: the reverse thrust mode using the exhaust .... must utilise pretty heavy duty heat shields to prevent destruction of components in the path.

[@lucascateni9742]

All the best JOE. Please can you a video when explain the correct use of reverse, spoilers and breaks. Thank you

[@Xantec]

If my memory serves me right, NASA used a Gulfstream business jet with a space shuttle cockpit simulation on it and to train approaches they used to engage a small amount reverse thrust in mid flight to give the gulfstream the glide characteristics of the shuttle. I always thought that revesrse thrust on an airliner used to pull up the reverser gate lock tabs on the throttles and then you'd push forwards on the throttles rather than pull the gate lock switches and pull back beyond idle.

[@johnymarder]

That was a brilliant explanation. THANKS. (frequent flyer and massive aviation fan)

[@Dirk-van-den-Berg]

With reverse thrust I always assumed that somehow pulling those levers would make the engine reverse the airflow in its entirety, so sucking in air from behind the engine and blazing it forward. Now I see only parts of the outer layer are used to reverse the wind. So the thrustlevers are used to make the thrust go idle first, and then to extend the outer flaps just like on the wings.

[@wernerbloemwagen6878]

Definitely leaned something today - I always thought that the fans inside the engine started to turn in the opposite direction upon using reverse thrust like the propellers of a ship.

[@seher3024]

I can't believe its been 6 years already!

[@soavioes153]

Very good explanation Captain Joe. Good video.

[@marckangelhigum412]

Thrust reversers can be divided into two categories; the Mechanical-blockage type and the Aerodynamic-blockage type. Mechanical blockage is accomplished by placing a removable obstruction in the exhaust gas stream, usually somewhat to the rear of the nozzle. The engine exhaust gases are mechanically blocked and diverted at a suitable angle in the reverse direction by an inverted cone, half-sphere, or other means of obstruction, while the Aerodynamic, thin airfoils or obstructions are placed in the gas stream, either along the length of the exhaust duct or immediately aft of the exhaust nozzle.

[@blue_jm]

6 years later I wondered this and of course Captain Joe has the answer.

[@deltastransportadventures4083]

On other planes such as the Boeing 777, you won’t hear the engines spooling up that much when you use idle reverse so, you will hear just a little bit of a spool but in full reverse thrust, it is quite loud.

[@greg11311]

Captain Joe, Have you ever flown into KORD? If you would kindly, please explain the importance of correctly following ground controllers obstructions regarding taxiing. Also, what happens if an aircraft turns down the wrong taxiway? Would the plane have to circumvent the airport to get to the correct taxiway?