JET ENGINE THRUST REVERSERSJET ENGINE THRUST REVERSERS

Putting the Brakes On

JET ENGINE THRUST REVERSERSJET ENGINE THRUST REVERSERS

Thrust Reverser EffectThrust Reverser Effect

Shorter Landing Roll-outShorter Landing Roll-out

BASIC PRINCIPALBASIC PRINCIPAL

Divert some or all of the rearward directed jetDivert some or all of the rearward directed jet

JET ENGINE THRUST REVERSERSJET ENGINE THRUST REVERSERS

in an almost forward directionin an almost forward direction

providing reverse thrustproviding reverse thrust

TRANSLATING COWL TYPETRANSLATING COWL TYPE

Piggy-back Piggy-back LeverLever

JET ENGINE THRUST REVERSERSJET ENGINE THRUST REVERSERSSelection, Sequencing and Safety FeaturesSelection, Sequencing and Safety Features

Select Select Reverse Reverse Thrust Thrust PowerPower

Main Main Throttle Throttle LeverLever

Piggy-back Piggy-back LeverLever

Electro/Hydro Mechanical Control SystemElectro/Hydro Mechanical Control System

Select Reverse Select Reverse DeploymentDeployment

Select Reverse Select Reverse Thrust PowerThrust Power

FADEC Control SystemFADEC Control System

Maximum Maximum Forward Forward ThrustThrust

Forward Forward IdleIdle

Maximum Maximum Reverse ThrustReverse Thrust

Reverse Reverse IdleIdle

Main Main Throttle Throttle LeverLever

Select Reverse Select Reverse DeploymentDeployment

Cam Cam FollowerFollower

Throttle Throttle CamCam

Forward Forward Idle Idle

PowerPower

Maximum Maximum Forward Forward ThrustThrust

Reverse Reverse Idle Idle

PowerPower

Maximum Maximum Reverse Reverse PowerPower

NORMAL FORWARD THRUST

BLOCKER BLOCKER DOORSDOORS

BLOCKER BLOCKER DOOR LINKDOOR LINK

CASCADESCASCADES

JET ENGINE THRUST REVERSERSJET ENGINE THRUST REVERSERS

TRI-STARTRI-STAR

TRANSLATING COWL TYPETRANSLATING COWL TYPE

C17 C17 (ILLUSTRATED ABOVE)(ILLUSTRATED ABOVE)

TRANSLATING TRANSLATING COWLCOWL

REVERSE THRUSTREVERSE THRUST

C17 LANDING – THRUST REVERSERS DEPLOYED

PIVOTING PIVOTING DOORSDOORS

JET ENGINE THRUST REVERSERSJET ENGINE THRUST REVERSERSPIVOTING DOOR TYPEPIVOTING DOOR TYPE

SENTINEL SENTINEL (SHOWN ABOVE)(SHOWN ABOVE)

FORWARD THRUSTFORWARD THRUSTREVERSE THRUSTREVERSE THRUSTREVERSE THRUSTREVERSE THRUST

SENTINEL LANDING – THRUST REVERSERS DEPLOYED

CLAM SHELL CLAM SHELL DOORSDOORS

FORWARD THRUSTFORWARD THRUST

JET ENGINE THRUST REVERSERSJET ENGINE THRUST REVERSERS‘‘CLAM SHELL’ DOOR TYPECLAM SHELL’ DOOR TYPE

VC10 VC10 (SHOWN ABOVE)(SHOWN ABOVE)

VC10 LANDING – THRUST REVERSERS DEPLOYED

REVERSE THRUSTREVERSE THRUST

JET ENGINE THRUST REVERSERSJET ENGINE THRUST REVERSERSTARGET DOOR TYPETARGET DOOR TYPE

TORNADO TORNADO (SHOWN ABOVE)(SHOWN ABOVE)

TARGET TARGET DOORSDOORS

FORWARD THRUSTFORWARD THRUSTREVERSE THRUSTREVERSE THRUST

TORNADO LANDING – THRUST REVERSERS DEPLOYED

JET ENGINE THRUST REVERSERSJET ENGINE THRUST REVERSERSOTHER METHODS OF BRAKE ASSISTOTHER METHODS OF BRAKE ASSIST

VULCANVULCAN

DROGUE PARACHUTEDROGUE PARACHUTE

HERCULESHERCULES

SEE PROPELLER SECTION FOR DETAILSSEE PROPELLER SECTION FOR DETAILS

REVERSE PITCH PROPELLERREVERSE PITCH PROPELLER

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