DC9 Ground Reverser Powerback

I was surprised when I saw that this Northwest DC-9 did its own "push-back" with reverse-thrust on the Detroit tarmac.

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• Detroit

[retardedcentaur]

You are so lucky to catch this rare phenomenon with your own eyes!!! These are rarer than total eclipses, comets, elections......

However, not many people may find it exciting, just the way i do not find the "Justin Beiber kissing Selena Gomez" video exciting at all!!!

Great Video mate!!!

[GringoMuchachos]

The first time i use flight simulator, i didn't no how to pushback airplane, so i use reverser, it's nice to see it in real life !!!

[onecheman]

From 0:00 to 0:10 "oh shit man I had put 1rst gear instead of reverse

[hammerogod]

It's OK to do that if you don't blow a wheel chock into the spleen of one of the ground crew.

Most airport managers won't allow it.

What this video isn't showing is how much FOD is being thrown around.

[wfd8122]

I've seen this at detroit dozens of times. Only at detroit tho. And mostly onlt DC9s. I wonder why this is the only place that does it often??

[sbentjies]

I agree with Chris-why no tug? All that fuel for what a tug could do. They don't normally do it for efficiency reasons and I understand there is a FOD risk in doing this on the ramp, probably no more so than on the runway but still seems wasteful. I remember it used to be pretty common. A tug would barely use any gas to do this. With NWA prior to merger it wouldn't surprise me if the tugs were broken

[Chris4400]

Why was this done? No tug available?

[MrFly757]

@GringoMuchachos Press shift P then again to stop.

[robyh09]

WOW. that is rare. and could damage the engines. XD!

[JSpindler1124]

Very rare indeed! :) Way to go!

[MaroonCamaro]

Reverse thrusting out of the gate isn't allowed.

[retardedcentaur]

@Ilovealtoids Oh! that video blowing a Ford Mondeo away featured a B747-400 which is a much huger aircraft. While blowing cars is possible with this engine, but u know that was take-off power, while thrust reversing is at a lower power setting. Even so, windows will be fucked up if they come in the way of the escaping gas!!!!

[Ilovealtoids]

@retardedcentaur wow. Thank you for your answer. I've seen thrust blow cars out of the way when a plane is at full power and obviously this isn't quite as forceful as that, but I would imagine that windows could be blow out at least.

[retardedcentaur]

@Ilovealtoids Not at all, thrust reversers in these modern turbofans only reverse the cold fan air, and it is around 35 to 50% (percentage may vary with different designs) of total engine rated thrust. Besides, thrust is reversed at an acute angle of around 45 degrees. You can see in the video, it doesn't even harm the wings directly in front of it. Other structures and buildings are still far away.

[Ilovealtoids]

@retardedcentaur Why do pilots do this anyway. Isn't it bad for the building and anything in front of the aircraft??

[willghass]

It's not good for the engines because rocks can get blown into it.

[finalcitrus]

@Bruce1949919 It might seem that way but it's 100% ok.

[Bruce1949919]

I don't think this is good on the engines

[ReShawna2k20]

When Eastern Airlines was! That was something I experienced on board D9's as well as the 27's mid to late 80's a wonderful airline gone now so sad...

[slowpoke96Z28]

@retardedcentaur it was sweet to watch and listen to.

[hhss8228]

@ceconk123 No. The lines on the screen is a subtle pattern on the glasses of the windows of Detroit Airport Terminal. You can verify this if you go there, or somebody who frequents this airport can testify that this is true.

[prglg]

Ohhhh boy....this is SO wrong!

[TheCannonofMohammed]

This was regularly done only with planes powered by the JT-8 series PW engines. 727's, DC-9's & MD-80's. Any modern jet can do it, but for reasons of safety & fuel burn its no longer an economically feasible procedure

[temaskell08]

OMG no dislikes how cool is that



[halnwheels]

I think the pilot was trying to make a schedule and decided not to wait any longer! Ordinarily not a very efficient use of fuel. Does anyone know what the typical ratio of jet thrust is between normal and reverse with a given power setting?

[reeniewhalen]

Hit the brakes! Nearly forgot to apply the deflectors at the start of the pushback.