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 ...

Standard procedures require crews to commit to a full-stop landing once reverse-thrust has been selected. But analysis of flight data indicated that the level of adherence to procedures during ...

When you're flying on a commercial jet, you naturally become very familiar with the sound and feeling of the powerful turbine engines. As you take off, you can feel their rumbling muscle rocketing the ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the aircraft thrust reverser actuation systems market and it is poised to grow by $ 202.73 mn during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of almost 8 ...

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 ...

Middle River Aerostructure Systems (MRAS, Baltimore, Md., U.S.), a manufacturer of composite aerostructures for commercial and military applications, and subsidiary of ST Engineering (Singapore), ...

Preliminary investigation into the AirACT Boeing 747-400 freighter excursion at Hong Kong have found that, after touchdown, forward thrust increased on the outboard right-hand engine – the ...