The legendary SAAB JA 37 Viggen demonstrates one of the most unique abilities ever fitted to a fighter jet - built-in reverse thrust powerful enough to make the aircraft roll backward on the runway.

Airbus is aiming to introduce an engine control unit software modification for CFM International CFM56 powerplants, to reduce the safety risk if A320 pilots attempt a go-around after activating ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global aircraft thrust reverser actuation systems market size is poised to grow by USD 202.73 million during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of almost 8% throughout the ...

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 ...

Investigators have determined that a Bombardier Q400 crew engaged reverse thrust while airborne after failing to settle the aircraft on the runway during an unstable approach to Yangon. The Biman ...

I read “Exit Excursions” ( AW&ST March 24, p. 42) with interest, because when I was a performance engineer at Douglas Aircraft, none of the FAA-approved landing distance information for the MD-series ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The aircraft thrust reverser actuation systems market is poised to grow by USD 202.73 million during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of over 8% during the forecast period.

Damaged left thrust reverser of the accident jet. Credit: NTSB Two weeks after the March 2019 crash involving an IAI Westwind in Yukon, Oklahoma, two people who were familiar with jet told the NTSB ...