Thrust reversal, also called reverse thrust, is the temporary diversion of an aircraft engine's thrust for it to act against the forward travel of the...

Target-type thrust reversal (also called bucket thrust reversal or clamshell thrust reversal) is a deceleration method when an aircraft lands. Like other...

aircraft equipped with thrust reversal, the control for each thrust reverser is usually found adjacent to the corresponding engine's thrust lever. The position...

Dimensionless ratio of thrust to weight of a jet or propeller engine Thrust vectoring – Facet of ballistics and aeronautics Thrust reversal – Temporary diversion...

Soviet Russia" Thrust reversal, the temporary diversion of an aircraft engine's thrust Aristotle's concept of peripeteia, a reversal of circumstances...

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drag Rocket engine nozzle Rocket turbine engine Spacecraft propulsion Thrust reversal Turbojet development at the RAE Variable cycle engine Water injection...

fine position until the propeller generates thrust in the reverse direction. This is called thrust reversal, and the propeller position is called the beta...

aircraft drag at supercruise, SST engines require a high specific thrust (net thrust/airflow) to minimize the powerplant's cross-sectional area. This implies...

as a speed brake. List of aircraft braking systems Drogue parachute Thrust reversal Wragg, David W. (1973). A Dictionary of Aviation (first ed.). Osprey...

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Care-free engine handling, with guaranteed thrust settings Ability to use single engine type for wide thrust requirements by just reprogramming the FADECs...

the propelling nozzle where it is accelerated to high speed to provide thrust. Two engineers, Frank Whittle in the United Kingdom and Hans von Ohain in...

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cowling NACA duct Self-sealing fuel tank Splitter plate Throttle Thrust lever Thrust reversal Townend ring War emergency power Wet wing Landing and arresting...

ship, instead of the stern. The equivalent concept for an airplane is thrust reversal. In a sailing ship astern propulsion can be achieved by the appropriate...

the UK. Antonio Ferri successfully demonstrated a scramjet producing net thrust in November 1964, eventually producing 517 pounds-force (2.30 kN), about...

floor thrust onto continental plates) is more than about 180 million years (Ma) old, other methods are necessary for detecting older reversals. Most sedimentary...

Autothrottle Full Authority Digital Engine/Electronics (FADEC) Thrust lever Thrust reversal Fuel and induction systems Flame holder Jet fuel Other systems...

RV flight: Thrust reversal system contains three thrust reversal ports, LSC rings, shielded mild detonating cord (SMDC), thrust reversal manifold, detonators...

serviceable mechanical components including the engines whilst the plane's thrust reversal capabilities allows reverse taxiing without the need for tow vehicles...

pressure surge, is a complete breakdown in compression resulting in a reversal of flow and the violent expulsion of previously compressed air out through...

mostly those on military supersonic aircraft. Its purpose is to increase thrust, usually for supersonic flight, takeoff, and combat. The afterburning process...

their controls. Sub-systems include fire detection and protection and thrust reversal. Aircraft that regularly operate in icing conditions have systems to...

Autothrottle Full Authority Digital Engine/Electronics (FADEC) Thrust lever Thrust reversal Fuel and induction systems Flame holder Jet fuel Other systems...

airspeed is low, the mass of the air flowing through the propeller disk (thrust) causes a significant amount of tangential or rotational air flow to be...

engine produces thrust through a combination of these two portions working together. Engines that use more jet thrust relative to fan thrust are known as...

Autothrottle Full Authority Digital Engine/Electronics (FADEC) Thrust lever Thrust reversal Fuel and induction systems Flame holder Jet fuel Other systems...

Vehicle Testing project of the Japanese Space Agency JAXA Rotor wing Thrust reversal Thrust vectoring Vertical Flight Society Tiltrotor VTOL X-Plane of DARPA...

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