@ashmbbs Though the reverse thrusters help a lot with the short landings, its not the only thing. They have special flats, blown flap system, exhaust from the engines flow under the wings which allows the plane to float in the air with lower speeds thus allowing it to land at slower speeds/smaller runways. This in combination with the reverse thrust makes it an amazing plane. The reverse also allows it to do a 3 point, 180 degree, turn in 80 feet of runway.
@tubasaresexy Do you understand the term camber? if not look it up. The flaps and slats when extended form what would look like a bowl if looked at from the side. This is why this beast has incredible lift. BTW in this video the C-17 touches down, stops and goes into reverse in 15 seconds, on a wet runway no less! I'm prode to say I build this machine!
@caminanteplanetario My screen name "aviatormxpilot" refers to a brand of video camera stabilizer, i.e. "Steadicam" Which is the name of the original camera stabilizer invented by Garret Brown. My rig is called the "Aviator MX" by VeriZoom. The word "pilot" refers to the term used when you operate video camera stabilizer ("Steadicam"), it's refered to as flying a camera. Hence the the name aviatormxpilot. The picture of me on my channel has me wearing my rig.
Wow. To see that much mass come to a stop in such a short distance is hard to wrap you mind around. The vapor vortices coming out of the engines is a vulgar display of power. I love it!
The C-17 (along with Il-76) will be selling like hot cakes, if Airbus keeps on rasing the pricetag of A400M for fun, while refuse to deliver it on time.
@pikapoketpu the Boing 727 and Md 80 can back up under its own power .seen it done at El Paso international airport every time American Airlines leaves their terminal.
@pikapoketpu Most jet aircraft have the ability to reverse. Most commercial aircraft use it to land..its just called reverse thrusters..if you have every flown on a commercial jet you notice when you land you can feel the engines rev right up and can hear it as well..thats just the engines throwing all of its power in reverse :)
@XUofMFoOtBallFaN well anything of such size and weight needs reverse. without it you could almost garuntee it would just go flying of the end of the runway.. maybe not this aircraft just because of its ability to fly at such low speeds with its flaps and what not. But most military Cargo airfraft and commercial planes have them. Most fighter jets on the other hand do not have reverse but they have HUGE speed brakes ... and just good brakes over all.
Actually in the case of the C-17 the brakes are the most effective in stopping the aircraft aided by spoilers. During the assault landing the plane can be brought almost to a complete stop before the reversers can even lock and produce thrust
@buckspan Thats my understanding - the spoilers plus the negative AoA many jets have when the nose is on the ground help put weight on the wheels. I think the ruskies hit reverse before touchdown in some situations ... it seems possible in theory but I'd rather watch it than do it!
They are an excellent aircraft. They ought to be for the cost and the behind schedule delivery. Need your M1A1 Abrams taken anywhere in the world? This is the way to deliver it.
Check the blue cooler that appears at 0:18. Maybe the bottle on it would be enough to do some damage to a jet engine... Wonder about the cooler itself! Those kind of stuff should not be left on airport approns.
@martRosmalen Those white things are water being sucked into the engine intake. Pretty cool huh? I used to guard aircraft like this, and faster, and you would see that all the time.
What base? C-17's are ridiculous. I got to ride on one last summer for a cadet program, we spotted a whale out on the bay through the cockpit, it was pretty sick.
@martRosmalen Its a vortex the engine generates due to the thrust reverse. The air pressure lowers, and the vortex forms, a bit lit the vortices seen on wing tips.
Its not really moisture, but invisible water vapour that becomes visible due to the sudden low pressure in the vortex.
@martRosmalen P.S youll see the intake cloud over before the vortex touches the ground. The reason the little tornado touches the ground is due the the reverse thrust not only going forward (and able to push the C-17 back as you can see), but also upwards so not to blow any debris on the runway into the air, and thus risking engine damage.
He reversed his engines in order to increase his acceleration reduction. Most big jet systems have these, although it puts a huge stress on the frame of the engine compartment and the wing
what you are seeing is a vortex that is usually always around the engine, however, this is moisture on the runway that is being sucked up into the engine..therefore it is visible.
yep, he said it, basically mini tornadoes sucking up vapor. its quite cool with the f-16's and f-15's or other fighters with a strong intake. planes where the engines are mounted up high generally don't experience this. that's one of my favorite things to watch on the flight line.
We use reverse thrust to back the aircraft all the time - it's a standard ground maneuver as long as we have the loadmaster clear behind the aircraft.
wow ur not supposed to do that lol, after 50 knots u must dissengage the reverse thrust at least for civil airplanes lol i like how he had to reverse too so he could turn
they have a shit ton of these at mildenhall in england, the sound of them coming in is actually quite soothing, compared to the E model 15's. Those things sound like noisy pieces of crap. Can't stand fighters, that's why my hearing's going haha. C-17's are pretty amazing anyway, even after seeing them for years, they still amaze me.
Mcdonnell Douglas made the designs and made the first douzen, then when boeing bought Mcdonnel Douglas, so now its called the Boeing C-17. Boeing were going to cancel the production of this military plane but they have sold and produced so many that they might aswell continue making more!
Just better hope there's no FOD on the runway. Look at the vapor trails from the water being sucked into the #2 engine!
Some a/c can use reversers when stopped, and some (737s, for one) shouldn't. (Use of thrust reversers to back from the gate contributed to the Air Florida Flight 90 crash.)
That is water being sucked up off the wet runway. You get enough suction out of those motors, you create a vortex of water going straight to the intake.
no, I believe you can hear him throttle back to idle and then he increases throttle with the reversers acutuated after touchdown. Most systems have switches in place to make sure the reverse thrust is operated after the wheels have touched down. :)
there's nothing special about the engines but it is not recommended to reverse like that as the engines will suck in dust and dirt. that reduces the engine lifetime!
Um, actually... they are meant to reverse like that. yes you suck in dirt and what not, but those engines in the C-17 are SPECIFICALLY MADE for the C-17 only. The commercial version (but lower max thrust output) is the PW2000. The engines on the C17 are P&W F-117-PW-100 turbofan engine (x4) making 40,400lbs of thrust PER ENGINE. Trust me, when your landing on runways that are less than 3,000 ft. long you NEED to be able to reverse to get onto taxi ways.
The engines still arn't specially designed for powered reversing, you can do just the same with plain old JT8s on the DC9s. The main thing is the height of the engines above the ground, the higher they are, the less chance of debris being sucked in. I'm not saying the engines arn't built stronger and more rugged than the civilian versions, I expect they are, but there are far more reasons for that than to use the engines to reverse.
you say dc-9. unless you mean the old term dc-9-80 series that no one ever refers to. my understanding as an 14 a&p mech is md-80 is a stretched 9 with the -80 at the end. but when dc changed to mcdon. doug, they made the dc-9-80 series a term/class aircraft title of its own thus the md-80 was born. thats why the md80, 83, etc was the nomenclature for the year it was born? maybe i have my facts wrong
Now, that is impressive!
segundooron 4 months ago
Outstanding!
Omnicron4735 6 months ago
Good video.
80spopman 9 months ago
Lol this thing can land in my backyard :P
SeatBeltFTW 10 months ago
Goddamn son, I didn't know planes can go in reverse!!!
GamblesGranma 11 months ago
the c-17 has some unique thrust reversers and can stop much faster than usual for an airplane of this size
ashmbbs 11 months ago
@ashmbbs Though the reverse thrusters help a lot with the short landings, its not the only thing. They have special flats, blown flap system, exhaust from the engines flow under the wings which allows the plane to float in the air with lower speeds thus allowing it to land at slower speeds/smaller runways. This in combination with the reverse thrust makes it an amazing plane. The reverse also allows it to do a 3 point, 180 degree, turn in 80 feet of runway.
tubasaresexy 9 months ago
@tubasaresexy Do you understand the term camber? if not look it up. The flaps and slats when extended form what would look like a bowl if looked at from the side. This is why this beast has incredible lift. BTW in this video the C-17 touches down, stops and goes into reverse in 15 seconds, on a wet runway no less! I'm prode to say I build this machine!
aviatormxpilot 6 months ago
@aviatormxpilot you didn't build it
caminanteplanetario 4 months ago
@caminanteplanetario Check you nessege box I just sent you a video of me at the C-17 plant.
aviatormxpilot 4 months ago
@aviatormxpilot ok that's cool...you actually build it =) sorry but i'm used to people who alwys say they are pilots...
caminanteplanetario 4 months ago
@caminanteplanetario My screen name "aviatormxpilot" refers to a brand of video camera stabilizer, i.e. "Steadicam" Which is the name of the original camera stabilizer invented by Garret Brown. My rig is called the "Aviator MX" by VeriZoom. The word "pilot" refers to the term used when you operate video camera stabilizer ("Steadicam"), it's refered to as flying a camera. Hence the the name aviatormxpilot. The picture of me on my channel has me wearing my rig.
aviatormxpilot 4 months ago
Que tal ¡ le tomo solo 13 segundos
zandero1965 1 year ago
i can hear spongebob saying "backing up. backing up. backing up"
taterfamine 1 year ago
It only needs 1300 ft to land so it is capable of landing on an aircraft carrier and it actually has before.
ACOBRAPILOTDUDE 1 year ago
@ACOBRAPILOTDUDE
I think you have your airplanes mixed up? It was a C-130 that landed on a aircraft carrier, not the C17.
zeke439 11 months ago
How can this engine reverse so fast?
espido 1 year ago
@espido The "Engine" Doesnt reverse. It merely changes some airflow from exiting the rear of the engine and reroutes it forward.
jackal8279 1 year ago
@jackal8279 thanks :) im learning, and i started to fly it in fly simulator X :D
espido 1 year ago
@espido thrust reverser. if you look on the engine the tr doors are open (white part)
jwredhair 1 year ago
It was 13 seconds from main gear touchdown to the stop of forward momentum. Absolutely incredible!
85iceman 1 year ago
spooky goes intake
spankerpoligoli 1 year ago
the most agile fatass in the world
Batu731 1 year ago
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PLANES THAT COULD REVERSE DRIVE WITHOUT ANY TUGS OR VEHICLES ASSISTING IT!
CalvinKuo17 1 year ago
Wow. To see that much mass come to a stop in such a short distance is hard to wrap you mind around. The vapor vortices coming out of the engines is a vulgar display of power. I love it!
smacman68 1 year ago 2
at this years wings over houston that thing blasted everybody with grass.
it was pretty awesome
HopefulSwine 1 year ago
Awesome
Zeddy100 1 year ago
The C-17 (along with Il-76) will be selling like hot cakes, if Airbus keeps on rasing the pricetag of A400M for fun, while refuse to deliver it on time.
milvipes 1 year ago
вот это я понимаю РЕВЕРС
ALTEZZAKAR 1 year ago
nice...thats about how much room i use to land a cessna 172 lol
jmm006 1 year ago
@jmm006 Hell I say I need more runway to land a 152 :\
jkiang 1 year ago
Holy sh..!
OgdenCalpo 1 year ago
awesome aircraft!!!
DRaG0NREdZ 1 year ago
Gotta love the Globemaster III!! Amazing aircraft!
BuckeyeJ07 1 year ago
amazing!
guikichilover 1 year ago
is c-17 the only plane that can back up?
pikapoketpu 1 year ago
@pikapoketpu the Boing 727 and Md 80 can back up under its own power .seen it done at El Paso international airport every time American Airlines leaves their terminal.
driver458 1 year ago
@pikapoketpu Most jet aircraft have the ability to reverse. Most commercial aircraft use it to land..its just called reverse thrusters..if you have every flown on a commercial jet you notice when you land you can feel the engines rev right up and can hear it as well..thats just the engines throwing all of its power in reverse :)
ARjordanMY 1 year ago
@ARjordanMY thats a negative ghost rider. most jet aircraft do not have reverse thrust. most commercial planes do however.
XUofMFoOtBallFaN 1 year ago
@XUofMFoOtBallFaN well anything of such size and weight needs reverse. without it you could almost garuntee it would just go flying of the end of the runway.. maybe not this aircraft just because of its ability to fly at such low speeds with its flaps and what not. But most military Cargo airfraft and commercial planes have them. Most fighter jets on the other hand do not have reverse but they have HUGE speed brakes ... and just good brakes over all.
ARjordanMY 1 year ago
Actually in the case of the C-17 the brakes are the most effective in stopping the aircraft aided by spoilers. During the assault landing the plane can be brought almost to a complete stop before the reversers can even lock and produce thrust
buckspan 1 year ago
@buckspan Thats my understanding - the spoilers plus the negative AoA many jets have when the nose is on the ground help put weight on the wheels. I think the ruskies hit reverse before touchdown in some situations ... it seems possible in theory but I'd rather watch it than do it!
hogey74 1 year ago
wht was dat coming out of the engine ?????
sandesh20002000 1 year ago
IN-fucking-SANE
FinneganTT 1 year ago
my Dad has flown these for 14 years. done the assault landing plenty of times
Batcavefireman 1 year ago
C-17 is a nice aircraft.... suitable for many operations and able to use mostly any terrain to land
greetings from Russia to the USAF
pR05t0 1 year ago
impressive aircraft but the antonov 225 is the way to go more cargo capacity and heavier payload
sewerrat8 1 year ago
and those...are good pilots.
superzkid 1 year ago
Landing Distance Required: Is that in forward or backward motion??? :-P
SJP1504 2 years ago
They are an excellent aircraft. They ought to be for the cost and the behind schedule delivery. Need your M1A1 Abrams taken anywhere in the world? This is the way to deliver it.
OzBlackHat 2 years ago
That was an impressive landing.
Marvcohen 2 years ago
WOW the G's on that must've been incredible! Great pilot
05RedSS 2 years ago
Check the blue cooler that appears at 0:18. Maybe the bottle on it would be enough to do some damage to a jet engine... Wonder about the cooler itself! Those kind of stuff should not be left on airport approns.
F.O.D.
vitorcastro 2 years ago
Great braking ability
addz91 2 years ago
Begining to think he was going to do a reverse take off lol.
EnigmaNZ1 2 years ago
great piece of american engineering
pmberlin 2 years ago
very nice landing
are the white things little tornado's?
martRosmalen 2 years ago
@martRosmalen Those white things are water being sucked into the engine intake. Pretty cool huh? I used to guard aircraft like this, and faster, and you would see that all the time.
Quatchkopf 2 years ago
What base? C-17's are ridiculous. I got to ride on one last summer for a cadet program, we spotted a whale out on the bay through the cockpit, it was pretty sick.
derekwhite26 1 year ago
Basically, the engines pulling up the moister from the ground.
deltabtry 2 years ago
@martRosmalen Its a vortex the engine generates due to the thrust reverse. The air pressure lowers, and the vortex forms, a bit lit the vortices seen on wing tips.
Its not really moisture, but invisible water vapour that becomes visible due to the sudden low pressure in the vortex.
OzBlackHat 2 years ago
@martRosmalen P.S youll see the intake cloud over before the vortex touches the ground. The reason the little tornado touches the ground is due the the reverse thrust not only going forward (and able to push the C-17 back as you can see), but also upwards so not to blow any debris on the runway into the air, and thus risking engine damage.
OzBlackHat 2 years ago
true skill level on the pilots end
Masterdecoy1976 2 years ago
Geez but aint what it waz built for, STOL??????
iltidsn 2 years ago
Those things are stationed at the base I used to live at. There are amazing
Randomness84726 2 years ago
That was beyond awesome.
Treetop64 2 years ago
He reversed his engines in order to increase his acceleration reduction. Most big jet systems have these, although it puts a huge stress on the frame of the engine compartment and the wing
ronin730 2 years ago
OMG !!! I want one of those :)
speckfire01 2 years ago 2
*would
NiTeHaWKnz 2 years ago
This is deffinitly on my favs list.
And to BlackChromeJoker, No it's not. The closest you'd come to the A380 in the western world with be the C-5/M Galaxy.
NiTeHaWKnz 2 years ago
When you've gotta stop, just strap 4 massive jet engines on and put 'em in reverse!
Panjaquomi 2 years ago
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LoveMotherLANKA 2 years ago
It's not.
bibleisfake 2 years ago
tornado effect. twisters have a tendency to orient itself to the ground.
KingLutherQ 2 years ago
such a beautiful plane
390851 2 years ago
whats the thing on the engine at 0:30??
JorgeVABG 2 years ago
what you are seeing is a vortex that is usually always around the engine, however, this is moisture on the runway that is being sucked up into the engine..therefore it is visible.
cnknguyen 2 years ago
yep, he said it, basically mini tornadoes sucking up vapor. its quite cool with the f-16's and f-15's or other fighters with a strong intake. planes where the engines are mounted up high generally don't experience this. that's one of my favorite things to watch on the flight line.
incheonlazerhead 2 years ago
water getting sucked up off the runway
JQNick 2 years ago
We use reverse thrust to back the aircraft all the time - it's a standard ground maneuver as long as we have the loadmaster clear behind the aircraft.
luftmann141 2 years ago
wow ur not supposed to do that lol, after 50 knots u must dissengage the reverse thrust at least for civil airplanes lol i like how he had to reverse too so he could turn
donhenri 2 years ago
swouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
TARSOUFPA 2 years ago
wow
07macnh 2 years ago
Peel me off the bulkhead please!
deprondave 2 years ago
NOw ,that's what I call a short field landing...Where's my instructor?
TamakoAkai 2 years ago
Ive flown (as PAX) in a RAAF one... its AWESOME!!
acromatt 2 years ago
saw one of these at the airshow at Andersen Air Force Base and it is FREAKIN' HUGE!!!!
wastedrhai 2 years ago
they have a shit ton of these at mildenhall in england, the sound of them coming in is actually quite soothing, compared to the E model 15's. Those things sound like noisy pieces of crap. Can't stand fighters, that's why my hearing's going haha. C-17's are pretty amazing anyway, even after seeing them for years, they still amaze me.
incheonlazerhead 2 years ago
Sick!
Wassup81 2 years ago
those winglets look beautiful
mullinator09 2 years ago
Mcdonnell Douglas made the designs and made the first douzen, then when boeing bought Mcdonnel Douglas, so now its called the Boeing C-17. Boeing were going to cancel the production of this military plane but they have sold and produced so many that they might aswell continue making more!
DC10Ben 2 years ago
it's called reverse thrust !
agent648 2 years ago
what a bad ass
wompasdub 2 years ago
great reverse thrust.. :)
pafalee 2 years ago 2
JUST LOOK AT THOSE TORNADOS MADE FROM THE ENGINES =p 0:28
depeche88 2 years ago 51
@depeche88 that is soo sickkk!
MethCircuS 1 year ago
From touch down to stop in 12 seconds with an aircraft that size.
Neat!
jahcrab 2 years ago 38
he inverts the trust and goes on 100% on power to make the plane get backwards
algeriamacgyver 2 years ago
This is just an incredible aeroplane.
wallsy2010 2 years ago 3
isn't it harmful to the engines to use the thrust reverser while the aircraft is stationary
Ahmidsviper 2 years ago
Just better hope there's no FOD on the runway. Look at the vapor trails from the water being sucked into the #2 engine!
Some a/c can use reversers when stopped, and some (737s, for one) shouldn't. (Use of thrust reversers to back from the gate contributed to the Air Florida Flight 90 crash.)
FlyByPC 2 years ago
Only harmful if loads of grit and rubbish is ingested down the core.
Sterlingjob 2 years ago
Lots of fun for the adrenaline junkies.Nice vid.
ausroc 2 years ago
LETS SEE THE russians do that with that huge aircraft they have!
34D2234 2 years ago
nice
packgen 2 years ago
That is water being sucked up off the wet runway. You get enough suction out of those motors, you create a vortex of water going straight to the intake.
bonesaf27 2 years ago
That is not water being sucked up its a vortex of condensed air.
Sterlingjob 2 years ago
no. it's actually creating a "micro cloud" due to the extreme differences in pressure outside the cowling.
shmio 2 years ago
Yeah its a vortex of condensed air
Sterlingjob 2 years ago
those engines dealt with this big motherfucka like w a piece of shit..
LTinvasion 2 years ago
I think that may have been water vapor from the pressure drop cuz of the suction infront of the engines.
danmackellar 2 years ago
What was coming from Engine 2?
Flyglobespan93 2 years ago
sperm?? XD
jasonyeozhishen 2 years ago
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Flyglobespan93 2 years ago
alright alright,,
sorry
XD
jasonyeozhishen 2 years ago
its fine i was actually wanting a true answer thats all
Flyglobespan93 2 years ago
water vapour
drumz86 2 years ago
That's an amazing short landing !!!!.•
273243 2 years ago 3
its beautiful
NoobC0der32 2 years ago
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can t believe it
fokkerairbus 2 years ago
engine nº 2 was creating little twisters .......
loscantos 2 years ago 2
OMG damn powerfull engines! Respect! Nice
flobber777 2 years ago
WOW!
Powerfull engines!
The revertion brakes are amazing!
Samjapa 2 years ago
a good plane!
AlexMCortesVideos 2 years ago
NOTE FROM 0:27 WATER wIRE!
hasanjohnh 2 years ago
wow did he engage the reverse thrust before he touched down?!
1ewoods3 2 years ago
yes and today is mamorial day i live in cali and one of these flies over every year
camerongoll 2 years ago
no, I believe you can hear him throttle back to idle and then he increases throttle with the reversers acutuated after touchdown. Most systems have switches in place to make sure the reverse thrust is operated after the wheels have touched down. :)
antirice302 2 years ago
i was gonna ask that also.
BiteMeIWilsayItNEway 2 years ago
as soon as the nose touches down....
abisboi 2 years ago
These pilots have nerves of steel.
TummyLover 2 years ago
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you can see the turbine crack the sound barrier (i think thats what it is)
THEROLLINNGDICE99 2 years ago
no, its just condensation thanks to low pressure in the airinlet.
deville69btk 2 years ago 2
that was a vortex like a tornado due to high suction of the engine at full power..
Zecastronomo 2 years ago 2
awesome.. I've never seen a plane use its reverse thrust to move backwards lol
JflyG 2 years ago 2
Wow
incursion501 2 years ago
You don't want to brake the main gear when reversing :P
Mjws2907 2 years ago
Holy crap, thats shorter than short.
popsflying 2 years ago
wow..really short landing
dawid320a 2 years ago
oh, nice
littlerushingman 2 years ago
NICE
JaZzZzZzU 2 years ago
fuckinghellll
ratodoesgato 3 years ago
WTF!!! q animalon que clase d avion qisiera verlo alado de un 747 pa ve XD
8832684 3 years ago
empty or not that's amazing.
acboyer83 3 years ago
O-M-G!!! The C-17 is "kick-ass"!!
sactiger 3 years ago
Very impressive!
veldman37 3 years ago
13 secs. nice
platinumsalamander 3 years ago
it's empty plane. thats why
AtlantiXYL 3 years ago
WOW its amazing how it can suck the water from the ground in a very nice streamline!
R1T24mnt 3 years ago
Righteous
gangster3591 3 years ago
wow, that is really nice, it stop short and also can go backward. nice.
francisemartin 3 years ago
But can it take off backwards. If it could, then i'd be *really* impressed; =D
fourwindsoh 3 years ago
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yeah it will be more impress if it can fly backward but I don't think any airplane can do that. not yet, not until I design one. lol.
francisemartin 3 years ago
NOOOO. Thats not possible!
andersersand 3 years ago 2
man I was supposed to be there but we forgot.
trechan 3 years ago
That was wheels, blades, flaps, breaks, yoke. perfect.
bigslonghalfbreed 3 years ago
killer, at 0:30 is that water vapor getting sucked into the engine?
ntk0520 3 years ago
c-17s always fly over my house....i live in washington close to Mcchord AFB and closer to Ft.Lewis
killingapples 3 years ago
Same here, I never get tired of these birds.
DarkestHourRock 3 years ago
same with me these birds are the most greatest things that ever flew in the air
cortes1988 3 years ago
C-17 Engines are like special or something to be able to reverse thrust like that without having a compressor stall at low speeds
jolupapi 3 years ago
there's nothing special about the engines but it is not recommended to reverse like that as the engines will suck in dust and dirt. that reduces the engine lifetime!
mauerrose 3 years ago
Um, actually... they are meant to reverse like that. yes you suck in dirt and what not, but those engines in the C-17 are SPECIFICALLY MADE for the C-17 only. The commercial version (but lower max thrust output) is the PW2000. The engines on the C17 are P&W F-117-PW-100 turbofan engine (x4) making 40,400lbs of thrust PER ENGINE. Trust me, when your landing on runways that are less than 3,000 ft. long you NEED to be able to reverse to get onto taxi ways.
PsiFiSRT4 3 years ago
The engines still arn't specially designed for powered reversing, you can do just the same with plain old JT8s on the DC9s. The main thing is the height of the engines above the ground, the higher they are, the less chance of debris being sucked in. I'm not saying the engines arn't built stronger and more rugged than the civilian versions, I expect they are, but there are far more reasons for that than to use the engines to reverse.
ChrisCooper312 2 years ago
you say dc-9. unless you mean the old term dc-9-80 series that no one ever refers to. my understanding as an 14 a&p mech is md-80 is a stretched 9 with the -80 at the end. but when dc changed to mcdon. doug, they made the dc-9-80 series a term/class aircraft title of its own thus the md-80 was born. thats why the md80, 83, etc was the nomenclature for the year it was born? maybe i have my facts wrong
BiteMeIWilsayItNEway 2 years ago
WOW!!!
390851 3 years ago
OOO look at the engines!!
woodii4 3 years ago
I'm going to bet that it was empty and used an unsually low aaproach speed with absolute full reverse thrust.
lordvader3215 3 years ago
I hope that runway was clean- the engines were taking a beating if not!
Hesterair 3 years ago
yea my uncle got to ride in one and the base its self is a football field long and u could fit a football field in it yea its that big
SYNTH3SIS619 3 years ago
Nah....its not THAT big. It's about 180 ft long. So its not quite as long as a football field. Feels like they are when youre working on em though!
eafbak 3 years ago
if ur saying u can fit a football field inside the plane, then ill let u no that its impossible, no planes that big
dakin8888 3 years ago
wow, that was like 30m
92GH 3 years ago
hope your joking...thats waaay more than 30 m
napalm0nipples 3 years ago